ELECTRIC BUSES
Will Canada catch the electric bus?
Globally, electric buses displaced an estimated 270,000 barrels of diesel per day last year. They improve air quality and slash carbon emissions. Canada is also home to four prominent electric bus manufacturers with customers across the continent. Electrifying public transportation is exactly the sort of smart solution we need: one that supports Canadian companies alongside our climate efforts.
To that end, the federal government has committed to getting 5,000 zero-emission buses on the road in the next five years. Transit agencies from Vancouver to Edmonton and Toronto to Montreal are adding electric buses to their fleets. But transit agencies still need support to make the switch.
We asked transit authorities and experts across the country what they needed to get those electric-powered wheels in motion. The findings are presented in a new Clean Energy Canada report. As we begin the economic recovery from COVID, investing in transit—and electric buses—is a key part of building a more resilient Canada. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape our public transportation systems to be both safer and less polluting.
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