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TransLink to expand electric bus fleet

TransLink is adding 15 new electric buses, which can travel more than 150 kilometres on a single charge.

File photo of a diesel-electric hybrid bus. TransLink announced Thursday it was adding 15 new fully electric buses to the fleet.
File photo of a diesel-electric hybrid bus. TransLink announced Thursday it was adding 15 new fully electric buses to the fleet. Photo by TransLink /PNG

TransLink has announced it will expand its battery-electric bus fleet with 15 new zero-emission buses, with plans to add 400 by 2030. 

TransLink president Kevin Quinn made the announcement Thursday at a news conference in Vancouver. He said the new buses, which are the debut of the made-in-Canada LFSe+ electric buses from Novabus, can travel more than 150 kilometres on a single charge and can charge for the next trip in approximately five minutes while customers board.

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Transit is already one of the greenest ways to travel. But these buses will make it even greener,” said Quinn, adding that the electric buses will save an estimated $40,000 a year in fuel costs, and will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 1,000 tonnes annually.

He said TransLink is working to upgrade its infrastructure by installing new overhead chargers throughout the region.

More to come…