The Kelowna Regional Transit System will welcome its first heavy-duty electric training bus this spring.
The 40-foot electric Nova bus is expected to arrive at the end of March. Training employees is part of preparatory work planned to take place before electric buses enter service. People can expect to see the electric bus on local roads during the training period.
In total, Kelowna is scheduled to receive 22 electric buses. BC Transit will announce more details, including in-service dates, in the coming months.
Construction for electric bus charging infrastructure is underway in several communities around the province in preparation for the 125 electric buses that are part of the first phase of BC Transit’s Low Carbon Fleet Program.
Eight BC Transit systems are lined up for electrification projects between now and 2027. These include Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Nelson, Powell River, Sunshine Coast, Victoria and Whistler.
Electrification infrastructure projects are made possible thanks to funding from the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia, with contributions from local government partners.
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