Bus charged overnight uses no other fuel/John Tory Twitter
New flyer all-electric bus/John Tory Twitter
Employees applaud arrival of Canadian bus/John Tory Twitter
The first of the TTC’s zero emission electric buses was delivered Monday from manufacturer New Flyer Group in Winnipeg. The bus will undergo testing for the next few weeks before entering regular service later this spring. Unlike some electric buses that are recharged along the route, the New Flyer will be charged during overnight or out-of-service time periods. It has no tailpipe emissions and in Ontario, the electricity used to charge it is nuclear and free of greenhouse gas emissions. The bus is one of 60 that will be incorporated into the TTC’s fleet. Many dreamers wonder if electric buses, truly a 21st Century vehicle, will ever replace the 19th Century streetcar on Toronto thoroughfares.
