The original plan was to replace diesel buses with electric-battery buses. But the charging infrastructure doesn't exist at this time.
It’s going to take a longer time for Lower Mainland commuters to see an all-electric bus fleet throughout the region.
TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn went cap in hand to Metro Vancouver’s board of directors last Friday, requesting $75 million in funding from the federal gas tax, which the board administers, to purchase 84 conventional renewable natural gas buses to replace the aging diesel fleet due to be scuttled in 2024.
TransLink had to make a decision: wait it out for the charging stations or go with a middle-of-the road approach in buying less carbon intensive natural gas buses. Some board directors, including Vancouver councillor Adriane Carr and Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley, expressed concerns the natural gas buses would set back TransLink’s zero-carbon targets.
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