Vancouver - 90 de autobuze convertite

Westcoast Sightseeing a ales BYD Canada pentru a face tranziția înspre autobuze electrice. Compania de transport (cel mai mare operator privat din Vancouver) a căzut de acord pentru a lucra exclusiv cu BYD în convertirea întregii flote de 90 de autobuze. Westcoast face eforturi pentru a avea o flotă 100% electrică până în 2023. 4500 de tone de CO2 ar fi salvate în fiecare an.

Tot Westcoast a introdus și prima linie de vapoare electrice din Vancouver, conform SustainableBUS.

Link: https://www.sustainable-bus.com/electric ... eet-byd/

Evoluția sistemului SkyTrain din Vancouver:

Vancover a primit in teste... un Solaris Trollino 12 IV!

If you have a keen eye, you may have spotted a new unmarked, unbranded, white-coloured trolley bus with a handful of people onboard making trips around Vancouver this week.

This is a newer model of trolley bus being tested for TransLink’s potential consideration of adopting the vehicle’s innovative technology for the region’s future trolley bus fleet.

The trolley bus, made by Polish manufacturer Solaris Bus & Coach, has the ability to detach from the overhead catenary power lines and drive off-wire over significantly longer distances than TransLink’s current fleet. When attached to the overhead catenary power lines, the bus switches back to grid-based power, and the in-motion battery is also recharged.

The particular model of bus designed and built by Solaris is called the Trollino 12.

Simply put, this type of bus combines the technologies of a battery-electric bus and a trolley bus.

Dan Mountain, a spokesperson for TransLink, told Daily Hive Urbanized the trials with the Polish bus first began this past Wednesday.

The existing fleet of trolley buses went into service between 2006 and 2009. They were built by Winnipeg-based New Flyer, which has long been one of TransLink’s main bus suppliers.

On Tuesday, TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn reaffirmed the public transit authority’s plans to replace the entire trolley bus fleet before the end of this decade. Trolley buses have a lifespan of about 20 years.

“We’re looking at different types of technology that other countries are using that can come off the overhead catenary wires,” Quinn told Daily Hive Urbanized following an event.

“Battery technology has really come a long way, so if we’re able to introduce an on- and off-catenary option, it will give us some operational flexibility. We’ll look into that, but it’s not a guarantee. We have a manufacturer coming in now, and we’ll see if it works for us.”

Trolley buses typically carry a higher unit cost compared to fossil fuel-powered buses, and such trolley buses with a longer range in-motion battery likely carry a higher price over conventional trolley buses, too.

According to zero-emission vehicle publication The EV Report, in late 2022, Budapest’s public transit system finalized a deal to buy 100 Trollino 12 vehicles from Solaris at a cost of about €60 million or CA$88.5 million. The unit price for Budapest’s order is over CA$1.1 million per bus.

Currently, says Quinn, the plan is to provide the trolley bus fleet with a one-for-one replacement. The existing fleet has 262 vehicles, with a mix of 40-ft, two-door buses and 60-ft, three-door articulated buses.

He adds that the buses will be replaced over four years between 2026 and 2029.

During a recent Mayors’ Council meeting, TransLink staff said this test bus has the capability to go off-wire for distances up to 20 km. Buses with such technology could also potentially be considered for the vehicle of choice for TransLink’s future Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network.

In contrast, the existing trolley buses currently have a highly limited battery supply that enables them to go off-wire for only very short distances, such as minor detours due to road construction or downed catenary wires.

The timing of the test is auspicious, given that TransLink commemorated the 75th anniversary of Metro Vancouver’s trolley bus network earlier this week.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/trolley- ... ranslink

Dupa teste a urmat o achizitie . Vor cumpara pentru inceput 107 troleibuze de 12m. Contractul prevede o achizitie suplimentara de pana la 201 troleibuze de 12m si 204 troleibuze de 18m. Parcul actualeste format din 262 de troleibuze New Flyer. Echiparea este de la Medcom si vor dispune de o autonomie de 20 km iar primul Trolino 12 este asteptat sa ajunga anul viitor.

O sa fie interesant de vazut daca caroseria va ramane cea europeana sau va fi modificata.

Coming soon: the first of Metro Vancouver’s next-generation trolley buses



We have some electrifying news to share that will have you buzzing!

After two decades on the road and racking up more than 205 million kilometres on the odometer, our current trolley buses are reaching the end of service life so we’re replacing them.

We’re renewing our fleet of 262 trolley buses, which currently consists of 188 40-foot buses and 74 60-foot buses, with new buses from Solaris Bus & Coach.

Solaris is one of the leading zero-emission transit bus manufacturers in Europe.

Our next-generation trolley bus fleet will consist of the Solaris Trollino 12 (standard, 40-foot bus) and Trollino 18 (articulated, 60-foot bus). The buses will use a propulsion system from MedCom and destination signs from Luminator.

We will receive 107 40-foot trolley buses to start. The contract includes options for additional buses, which will allow us to completely replace our current fleet of 262 trolley buses. The options, if fully exercised, is for up to 201 additional 40-foot buses and up to 204 articulated, 60-foot trolley buses.

Like our current buses, the Trollino is a low-floor bus, allowing step-free boarding and passengers who use a wheelchair to roll on and off.

What’s new
These are our first trolley buses to be air conditioned for customer and operator comfort and have in-motion charging — the latest in trolleybus technology. It allows buses to draw power from the overhead wires for both driving and charging its on-board battery.

This means the new trolley buses will be able to operate away from overhead wires for about 20 kilometres.

This opens the possibility for where trolley buses can go in the future. It includes bus routes where there are trolley overhead wires for only part of the route or during temporary detours that currently require switching to diesel buses.

Our current trolleys can only travel a couple hundred metres using their on-board battery and are designed to travel around blockages, not for regular operations.

Design underway
In-motion charging is a proven technology and in use worldwide. As part of our efforts to understand it and how it would work in Metro Vancouver, Solaris demonstrated its bus in Vancouver during summer 2023.

The Solaris Trollino 12 trolley bus at Marpole Loop during its summer 2023 demonstration.
Eagle-eyed readers may notice that bus had a third door at its rear. Buses are built according to the specifications of each transit agency, and that bus was built for a different agency.

Our buses will follow Coast Mountain Bus Company’s specifications. Design is currently underway, and customers can expect that when the new trolley buses join our fleet, they’ll be similar to our current buses.

The first pilot bus is scheduled to arrive sometime next year. This will allow us to fine-tune specifications and gather operating data before the rest of the trolley buses start to roll off the assembly line in the coming years.

The buses will operate out of our Vancouver Transit Centre bus depot, our home base for the trolleybus fleet.

It is the second largest in Canada and the United States and we’re currently the only transit system in Canada that operates trolley buses.

This reflects our commitment to electric transit.

A love affair with electric transit
Passengers line up at Queen Elizabeth Park on Cambie Street to ride on the first day of regular trolley service in 1948. This Vancouver’s first-generation trolley bus was the Brill T-44.
Metro Vancouver has had a long-standing love affair with electric transit since the very beginning.

The first transit vehicle in the region was an electric streetcar that rolled down Main Street in Vancouver on June 27, 1890.

Then, on Aug. 16, 1948, the first electric trolley bus and route arrived as part of the start of the “rails-to-rubber” conversion to decommission and replace the streetcar network with buses.

In 1985, the SkyTrain, an electric rail rapid transit system, arrived. And just over 70 years after our first trolley-electric bus, we added our first battery-electric buses to our fleet in 2019.

Vancouver’s second-generation trolley bus, the Flyer E800, leaves the garage at Oakridge Transit Centre for its inaugural run in 1982.
The New Flyer E40LFR, Vancouver’s third-generation trolley bus, testing at Stanley Park in 2005.
In total, three generations of trolley buses have roamed the streets of Vancouver and we’re excited to welcome a fourth.

Just as you might get estimates from different contractors for a home improvement project, we asked for bids from bus manufacturers through a formal and competitive request for proposal process.

Solaris was chosen for its ability to deliver a cost-effective bus that meets our needs for a purpose-built and lightweight trolley bus, as well as our need to start replacing the current trolley buses beginning in 2026.

Our current trolleybus fleet will reach its 20-year service life between 2026 and 2029. Parts are expected to become harder to find, leaving our current trolley buses vulnerable to breakdowns and potentially reducing services for customers.

The new trolley buses will ensure continued safe and reliable service for our customers into the 2040s.

They also play a key role in helping us achieve our goal of fully transitioning to a zero-emissions fleet by 2040 and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Sursa: Operatorul de transport TransLink

Caroseria va fi, bineînțeles, modificată, se lucrează la acest lucru.

Primul troleibuz Solaris Trollino 12 pentru Vancouver în depoul din Gdynia.

Link: cs-dopravak

Foile de la prima usa sunt diferite ca marime sau e iluzie optica?
Asa din exterior nu par a fi modificari la caroserie notabile

Foaia dreaptă este mai îngustă, cel mai probabil pentru a lăți culoarul astfel încât să încapă un scaun cu rotile / fotoliu rulant pentru persoanele cu dizabilități. Se observă că rampa este la ușa 1.