渥太华希望到2036 年成为加拿大第一个拥有全电动公交车队的城市

[土拨悬铃木]

电动车一旦电池起火，燃烧蔓延速度非常快。到时候，连逃生的机会都很小

 

[lindamy]

Transit chair hopes electric bus 'gamble' pays off after sweet deal offered by feds

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[caap2012]

通常加至少5年，2041有希望

 

[Jay Wang]

再搞成阿蹄这水平，不如永久在家上班算了。

不是您提醒，俺都把阿蹄儿忘了。

 

[lindamy]

Council approves $1B transformation of diesel bus fleet to zero-emission buses​

The entire Transpo bus fleet could be fully converted to zero-emission by 2036.

Author of the article: Jon Willing
Publishing date: Jun 23, 2021 • 18 hours ago • 1 minute read • Join the conversation

Jim Watson, mayor of Ottawa, talks about the investment in electric buses on June 7, 2021. PHOTO BY JEAN LEVAC /Postmedia

A $1-billion project that will introduce hundreds of electric battery-powered buses to OC Transpo’s fleet received council’s full approval on Wednesday.

Mayor Jim Watson said he didn’t expect there would be a major expansion of zero-emission buses when he called for a pilot project during the last municipal election campaign.

But a lucrative funding agreement with the federal government was too good to pass up, so the city will be in the market for 450 e-buses between 2022 and 2027.

The total cost when charging infrastructure is included is estimated at $986 million.

The Canada Infrastructure Bank is providing a $400-million loan and the federal government is offering up to $493 million in grants. The money is designed to cover the extra costs associated with having e-buses instead of diesel buses.

The city is also using its own capital funds that would have spent on diesel buses.

The entire Transpo bus fleet could be fully converted to zero-emission by 2036.

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Four electric buses are already scheduled to be added to the fleet in the fall.

Some councillors, while supportive of the initiative, expressed apprehension with the city going into full gear on buying e-buses without a testing period.

Coun. Riley Brockington won support to make sure the e-buses are assessed for their winter capabilities before annual acquisitions under the project.

That measure should be a “bare minimum,” Coun. Rick Chiarelli said, noting that the city’s experience with other big contracts, like LRT and the green bin program, have been costly lessons.

Council approves $1B transformation of diesel bus fleet to zero-emission buses

The entire Transpo bus fleet could be fully converted to zero-emission by 2036.

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