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The first battery electric Xcelsior buses were a powertrain option within the regular Xcelsior line; development was announced in 2011, a prototype was shown in 2012, and regular production began in 2014. [10] The original battery electric Xcelsior bus, offered as an XE40, used a permanent magnet traction motor built by Siemens. [11]
New Flyer Xcelsior XE40 40 feet (12 m) battery electric 2021 4700-4719 (20) 4700 delivered October 2021 for inspection and testing. [46] First bus entered service on March 30, 2022. [47] New Flyer Xcelsior XE60 60 feet (18 m) 4800–4819 (20) 140-mile range with a 525 kWh battery. [48] First bus was delivered in April 2021. [49]
1941 Western Flyer. New Flyer was founded by John Coval in 1930 as the Western Auto and Truck Body Works Ltd in Manitoba. The company began producing buses in 1937, selling their first full buses to Grey Goose Bus Lines in 1937, [1] before releasing their Western Flyer bus model in 1941, prompting the company to change its name to Western Flyer Coach in 1948.
A battery electric bus is an electric bus that is driven by an electric motor and obtains energy from on-board batteries. Many trolleybuses use batteries as an auxiliary or emergency power source. Battery electric buses offer the potential for zero-emissions, in addition to much quieter operation and better acceleration compared to traditional ...
Xcelsior XDE40 7300–7409 (110 buses) 109 Diesel-electric hybrid New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE XE40 2016 1001 (1 bus) 1 Battery electric: First all-electric transit bus for WMATA. [3] New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 2018 3100–3199 (100 buses) [4] 100 CNG New Flyer Xcelsior XDE60 articulated 60 ft (18 m) 5481–5492 (12 buses) [5] 12 Diesel-electric ...
Under the revised ZEB Rollout Plan, the existing fleet of trolleybuses would be replaced one-for-one starting in 2031; the existing fleet of hybrid diesel-electric buses would be gradually replaced starting in 2026 with battery-electric buses until the planned retirement of the last diesel hybrids in 2037. In 2038, it is anticipated the mix of ...
The buses can last up to 370 miles on a single refueling and will cost about $1.3 million, which King said is bit higher than for a traditional diesel-powered bus, though it will save money ...
A "third-generation" fleet of fuel cell and battery-electric buses based on the New Flyer Xcelsior (XE40 and XHE40, respectively) were delivered in 2019 for a direct comparison of the two zero-emissions technologies in revenue service. With the state's mandate to move to a completely zero-emissions fleet by 2040, the District will use the ...