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Canada: Nova Bus to Deliver Electric Buses to Waterloo

Grand River Transit (GRT) has ordered six electric buses from Nova Bus to operate in the Waterloo Region of Ontario, Canada. 

Canada: Karsan e-JEST Electric Bus Delivered to Saint John

Canadian bus supplier, Damera Bus Corp has delivered a Karsan e-JEST electric bus to the City of Saint John, New Brunswick. 

Canada: Nova Bus to Deliver Electric Buses to Halifax Transit

Nova Bus has announced that it will supply up to 60 LFSe+ electric buses to Halifax Transit in Nova Scotia.

Canada: Proterra to Deliver 10 Electric Buses to BC Transit

BC Transit has awarded a contract to Proterra to supply its first 10 electric buses and the accompanying charging infrastructure. 

TTC Awards Contracts for up to 565 NFI Buses in Toronto

NFI has been awarded new contracts from Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) for up to 565 Xcelsior hybrid-electric transit buses.

FlixBus to Begin Operations in Canada

FlixBus has announced it will begin operating a domestic service in Canada from 7 April 2022, continuing its global expansion.

Roam Transit to Purchase Electric Buses for Banff National Park

BVRTSC has partnered with Parks Canada to purchase electric buses for sustainable public transportation in Banff National Park.

Letenda Unveils Electrip Electric Bus Designed for Winter Conditions

Letenda has unveiled a new zero-emission electric transit bus, Electrip, designed specifically for Canadian winter conditions.

PowerON and TTC Partner to Electrify Transit in Toronto

PowerON Energy Solutions and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) have entered a 20-year agreement to electrify Toronto's bus fleet.

MiWay Orders 165 NFI Hybrid-Electric Buses for Mississauga

MiWay has awarded NFI Canada a contract for 127 Xcelsior® forty-foot hybrid-electric buses and 38 Xcelsior sixty-foot hybrid-electric buses.…

CUTRIC to Study Renewable Natural Gas for Canadian Bus Fleets

CUTRIC has launched data-driven projects comparing buses powered with renewable natural gas, compressed natural gas and diesel fuel in Canad…

Universal Coach Line Orders First J4500 CHARGE Coach in Canada from MCI

Motor Coach Industries (MCI) has received a new order from Universal Coach Line for one battery-electric, forty-five- foot MCI J4500 CHARGE™…

BC Transit to Install NextRide Bus Location Technology

BC Transit will install real-time location technology on buses throughout the province as part of the agency's NextRide initiative.

Construction Begins for British Columbia Transit Improvements

Construction has began on upgrading British Columbia's Highway 99 to improve transit reliability as part of the Highway 99 Tunnel Program.

TransLink to Install Braille Signage at All Vancouver Bus Stops

TransLink has committed to equipping 8,400 Metro Vancouver bus stops with braille signage to assist blind and partially sighted customers. 

Lion Electric Receives Order from Langs Bus Lines for 200 Buses

The Lion Electric Company has received a conditional purchase order for 200 all-electric LionC school buses from Langs Bus Lines.

Lion Electric: 1,000 Bus Purchase Order From Student Transportation of Canada

The Lion Electric Company has received a conditional purchase order for 1,000 all-electric school buses from Student Transportation of Canad…

Lightning eMotors and Forest River Inc. Partner for Zero-Emission Shuttle Buses

Lightning eMotors and Forest River, Inc. have entered into a strategic partnership agreement to deploy zero-emission shuttle buses.

Safety Upgrades Underway at Dozens of Metrolinx GO Bus Stations

As Ontario continues to beat back the pandemic and transit ridership increases, Metrolinx is making safety upgrades at several GO stations. …

Electric Buses from Nova Bus Now Hitting the Road in Brampton

Nova Bus celebrates the operational launch of two forty foot, fully electric Nova Bus LFSe buses in Brampton, Canada.

Lion Electric: Battery Manufacturing Plant for Quebec

Government of Canada Investing to Electrify Transit Systems

$2.75 billion in funding from the Government will enhance public transit systems in Canada and switch them to cleaner electrical power.

TransLink Tests Technology to Sanitize Air on Buses

TransLink is testing a technology called photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) to sanitize the air and surfaces on board transit vehicles.

Enbridge Gas to Fuel Ontario’s First Carbon-Negative RNG Bus

Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) is now the first public transportation authority in Ontario to use RNG, to transport customers via bus.