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The New Flyer test bus in March 2022. In 2018, the SFMTA Board voted to purchase all-electric buses exclusively beginning in 2025, with the last non-electric buses retired by 2035. Muni previously had not bought battery-electric buses (BEBs) because they were not proven on steep hills and on high-ridership routes.
The New Flyer Xcelsior buses were bought between 2013 and 2019 to replace Muni's aging fleet. The 2010s started with severe cuts to Muni service. On February 26, 2010, the SFMTA board, which oversees Muni operations, voted for Muni to undergo further extensive changes in a further attempt to reduce its budget shortfall.
A route 5 Fulton bus at the street-level bus plaza at the Salesforce Transit Center in 2018 A route 18 bus on 46th Avenue in 2018 Route 21 Hayes and 31 Balboa trolleybuses at Ferry Plaza in 2019 A 30-foot (9.1 m) route 37 Corbett bus in Cole Valley in 2018 A route 49 bus on red transit-only lanes in the Mission District in 2017
New Flyer's Xcelsior CHARGE FC will run on electricity from a hydrogen fuel cell and will be emissions-free. ... The buses can last up to 370 miles on a single refueling and will cost about $1.3 ...
The 47 line has since been changed and no longer runs on Potrero, and the only bus line that follows the old H line is the nighttime-only 90 Owl. The Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit line began operation in 2022; it was constructed by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority. A feasibility study was conducted in 2006, followed by a draft ...
The Xcelsior was introduced October 2008 APTA Expo held in San Diego. The Xcelsior started off as a set of improvements to the company's prior product, the New Flyer Low Floor, but over the development process the company said it ended up designing a new bus. Compared to the Low Floor, the Xcelsior was 10% lighter, boosting fuel economy by ...
In November 2016, SFMTA was hit by hackers, using ransomware, demanding $70,000 in bitcoins, with fare machines reading “OUT OF SERVICE”, resulting in passengers riding for free. [23] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in San Francisco, SFMTA cut their bus service from 68 lines in February 2020 to as low as 17 in April 2020. In July 2020, SFMTA ...
Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit is a bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor on Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco, California, United States. The 1.96-mile (3.15 km) line, which runs between Mission Street and Lombard Street , has dedicated center bus lanes and nine stations.