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TransLink Converts West Coast Express Fleet to Renewable Diesel

Renewable diesel comes from organic waste, such as used cooking oil, waste animal fats, and vegetable oils. Renewable diesel also burns cleaner than fossil fuel diesel.

September 18, 2024
TransLink Converts West Coast Express Fleet to Renewable Diesel

The conversion delivers a 97% greenhouse gas reduction across the fuel lifecycle, compared to fossil fuel diesel.

Photo: TransLink

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Vancouver’s TransLink is one step closer to achieving its net-zero emissions goals by converting the West Coast Express fleet to

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Renewable diesel comes from organic waste, such as used cooking oil, waste animal fats, and vegetable oils. Renewable diesel also burns cleaner than fossil fuel diesel.

TransLink’s Renewable Diesel Conversion

The conversion delivers a 97% greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction across the fuel lifecycle, compared to fossil fuel diesel. In total, this means a 3,200-tonne annual GHG reduction, or the equivalent of taking 940 cars off the road per year.

“Converting the

to renewable diesel is an important step towards achieving a zero-emission future,” says TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn. “Customers can feel good knowing that each trip to and from the Fraser Valley is helping to reduce the region’s carbon footprint.”

Building on Past Conversions

Surrey Transit Centre was the first bus depot to transition to

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in December 2023, followed by Port Coquitlam Transit Centre and the Vancouver Transit Centre earlier this year.

Implementing renewable diesel will help TransLink achieve goals outlined in the Climate Action Strategy, including reducing GHGs 45% by 2030 (from 2010 levels). TransLink remains committed to moving to a zero-emission bus fleet by 2040.

With an expanding SkyTrain network, and a fleet of 280 electric trolley buses and

, TransLink provides a robust network of zero-emissions transportation options for customers.

The first all-electric transit center – located at Marpole in Vancouver – is under construction and is on track to be completed by 2027. TransLink is expected to deploy a total of 460 battery-electric buses by 2030.

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