Canadian-built electric buses that re-charge at stations along the route are now in revenue service with Winnipeg Transit. They’re made by the New Flyer Company in the Manitoba capital. Saturday, Mayor Tory inspected the New Flyer bus and all-electric buses made by two other companies, BYD of China and Proterra of California. The TTC will begin testing buses from all three companies in a purchase of ten from each firm in 2019. The vehicles eliminate emissions of any kind. The battery technology by which they re-charge permits them to run fuel free without overhead wires, and without constricting tracks that foul traffic and make any kind of breakdown a total nightmare. Of course no one at City Hall wants to talk about getting rid of streetcars yet. We can dream.
