The decision to move forward with a proposal to purchase up to 259 electric buses will be in the hands of Calgary city council after a committee gave the plan its endorsement.
Funds to cover the purchase of 259 zero-emission 40-foot buses would be $391 million. While $137 million would go towards charging infrastructure at the Anderson and Spring Gardens garages. A city report also lists $44 million in additional costs, but the report doesn’t disclose what those costs would cover.City council greenlights climate strategy to get Calgary to net-zero by 2050
Ward 6 Coun. Richard Pootmans called the plan “a heck of an opportunity,” but said he’d like to see metrics on greenhouse gas reduction in comparison with other initiatives in the works at the city, like the energy efficiency retrofit program. Committee heard Calgary Transit’s current fleet is made up of around 750 40-foot diesel buses, 90 60-foot diesel buses, and 140 compressed natural gas buses with 32 more on order.Ward 3 Coun. Jasmine Mian asked administration if the future transit fleet would be entirely electric and what role the newer compressed natural gas buses would play in the long-term transit strategy.
Shouldn't you buy a couple first and see how it goes?
The winter should be interesting
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