BC Transit is delivering phase one of its Electrification Program which includes purchasing and deploying 141 electric buses over the next three years across nine transit systems.
The first 10 electric buses are expected to arrive for use in the Victoria Regional Transit system starting in 2025.
In addition to electric buses planned for the Greater Victoria Transit System, more communities in British Columbia will also benefit from new electric buses and charging infrastructure including Chilliwack, Kamloops, Kelowna, the Regional District of Nanaimo, Nelson, Powell River, Sunshine Coast and Whistler. Bus allocations to each community will be confirmed as the projects progress.
From winter 2023 to early 2024, BC Transit used an electric demonstration bus to train employees and gather information to help smoothly integrate electric buses into the fleet.
