The nine-mile BRT route — a first in Wisconsin — will connect major employment, education, and tourist destinations through downtown Milwaukee, Milwaukee’s Near West Side, Marquette University Wauwatosa, and the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center.
The program will encourage the growth of electric bus fleets by helping operators reduce the upfront cost of installing charging equipment on Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii Island.
The purchase was made through California’s State Cooperative Procurement, which New Flyer was selected for as a top-scoring approved supplier in 2019.
The order of 14 new Vicinity Lightning™ EV buses are for delivery in 2022 to Calgary Transit, with the option to purchase supplemental vehicles at a set price over a five-year period.
Overall deliveries of transit buses in the U.S. and Canada declined in 2020, shrinking from 6,320 units in 2019 to 4,833 units in 2020, according to numbers provided to METRO Magazine from participating suppliers.