Calgary Transit will purchase 259 new electric buses after the federal government upped its funding commitment for the project to nearly $500 million.
On Monday, the feds announced an additional $325 million, building off a previous $165-million pledge, for the electrification of Calgary’s transit buses.
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Sharon Fleming, director of Calgary Transit, says it will take at least three years before the new electric buses are serving transit passengers on Calgary roads.
“We have a little bit of work to do now that we have the funding available,” explained Fleming. “We have to put out our procurement document. We need to select the appropriate vehicles and then we need to build the infrastructure to charge those vehicles.”
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The 259 buses account for approximately 25 per cent of Calgary Transit’s current fleet of diesel and natural gas-fueled buses.
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Good progress at least.