The coach distributor has used the extra time provided by pandemic disruptions to embrace change and delve into new business realms, including electrification.
The non-repayable grant from SDTC will help Vicinity to introduce its new all-electric, true low-floor wheelchair-accessible (fully ADA-compliant), mid-sized, medium-duty bus.
Under a new, multi-year supply agreement, Proterra battery systems will power the Vicinity Lightning 28-foot electric transit bus and Vicinity’s strip chassis platform to support several commercial vehicle configurations such as shuttle buses, utility trucks, and box trucks.
First Transit has ordered eight of the Company’s 35-foot Clean-Diesel Vicinity Classic buses for delivery in 2022.
Vicinity and ABC Companies will jointly exhibit a range of heavy-duty, light-duty, and special purpose vehicles.
The agreement provides Vicinity with Lithium-ion battery systems that utilize the latest Electrovaya NMC ceramic lithium-ion battery technologies.
Optimal-EV will produce the vehicles and chassis for Vicinity Motor and Vicinity Motor will market and sell the vehicles directly in Canada and through a dealer network in the U.S.
The buses will all be in service with Canadian public transit agency EXO.
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.
The order includes three of the company’s 30-foot buses and one 35-foot Vicinity bus. The buses are expected to be delivered in the first half of 2022.
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