“So the TTC’s contribution is vital.” There are just 195 buses battery electric buses in service across North America, according to the TTC report, and only about 10 in all of Canada. The TTC has deployed electric bus technology before, including trolley buses, which were decommissioned in the 1990s. In 2006 the TTC began to buy hundreds of diesel electric hybrid buses, which have electric motors partially powered by diesel generators. The agency acknowledges there are “inherent risks” to buying battery electric buses. Because battery electric buses have fewer mechanical parts than traditional diesel vehicles, long-term maintenance costs could also be lower.

Source: thestar November 09, 2017 01:07 UTC