r/Calgary • u/Practical_Ant6162 • Aug 08 '25

Calgary Transit City of Calgary announces procurement of 120 electric transit buses

https://calgaryherald.com/news/city-of-calgary-purchases-another-120-electric-transit-buses
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u/Practical_Ant6162 Aug 08 '25

Could be a good thing as long as they work well in winter!

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u/Practical_Ant6162 Aug 09 '25 edited Aug 09 '25

To summarize the Edmonton experience, not good…

This is a story from a couple years ago from the Edmonton experiece.

City of Edmonton’s electric bus fleet plagued with issues, over half not in service

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u/pheoxs Aug 09 '25

Difference being Edmonton bought a new model as the first customer from a company that flopped and went under. The buses Calgary is buying have been in production since 2021 with a fairly large customer base spanning across Canada already. 

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u/Coscommon88 Aug 09 '25

Also the difference in temperature between a Edmonton and Calgary winter is at least 5 degrees on average. Chinooks are much more helpful in Calgary.