OC Transpo electric buses delayed, 60-foot buses cancelled [Video]

A planned expansion of OC Transpo’s zero-emission bus (ZEB) fleet is expected to be delayed and the city won’t be getting any 60-foot electric buses, according to a new report.

A report prepared for the Oct. 10 Transit Commission meeting says that while some new buses are expected to be delivered to Ottawa between now and the end of the year, many more will not arrive until the first quarter of 2025.

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“New Flyer’s lead bus, or first bus of the order, is currently in production and is expected to be delivered in October 2024,” the report says. “New Flyer has informed the City of a 1 – 2-month production delay impacting 16 of the 22 buses originally scheduled for Q4 2024, that should now arrive in Q1 2025.”

Four Nova buses that were also …