A new zero-emission battery electric bus is hitting the streets of Victoria.
BC Transit is taking another step in its process of evaluating electric bus technology with the New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE, an 82-passenger bus powered by a 480-kilowatt hour battery.
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The bus will travel Victoria transit routes for a period of two weeks to compile data, but will not carry riders.
The goal is to comparatively measure the capabilities, range and operational process of another electric bus type, Dyck explained. B次元官网网址淲e know this is an emerging technology, and weB次元官网网址檙e happy to test and excited to learn more about [it].B次元官网网址�
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In April, BC Transit launched a six-month service trial testing BYD battery electric buses on a variety of routes in the Victoria Regional Transit System.
BC Transit is also in discussions with other bus manufacturers to gain a B次元官网网址渟olid understandingB次元官网网址� of where the industry is, and how that fits within the context of the provinceB次元官网网址檚 public transportation system, Dyck said.
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