Siemens and Bombardier reached an agreement with officials on a reworking and testing concept for welds that were occasionally not executed properly.
The company recently announced that its lifts are now American-made, retaining many of the features of the former SEFAC lift.
The total value of the contract is approximately $255 million, which includes design and delivery.
The buses will replace all of the existing CNG-powered transit buses. The EV350 was designed and built by California-based GreenPower, a leading manufacturer of all-electric buses.
The coach was delivered during a ceremony at UMA Expo to DC Trails Owner Bill Torres and his wife Liliana.
BC Transit provides services to over 130 communities across British Columbia in collaboration with local government partners, and transports 52.3 million passengers annually.
The vehicles ordered for Eastern Switzerland are based on the company's Enviro500 standard model, but the company has adapted them to PostBus’s needs and Swiss regulations.
The auction benefited the Motorcoach Marketing Council, with proceeds supporting the image and future of motorcoach travel in North America via Council’s GoMotorcoach campaign available to operators.
The $140 million project is on schedule to begin moving passengers on the 3.3-mile route next spring.
The patent is essentially a locker on wheels, installed inside or attached to the outside of a bus, train or other form of transit, according to the report. Customers who ride a particular route regularly could opt to have a package delivered to their preferred bus, to retrieve while they’re riding.