As part of an ongoing trial with New Flyer, Winnipeg Transit operates a handful of battery electric New Flyer Xcelsior buses. Designated as XE40's, the buses can be recharged using a conventional electrical outlet at the garage, or by extending a pantograph that connects to special on-street charging stations. Despite being assigned Winnipeg Transit fleet numbers, a number of these buses have been used as demonstrators for New Flyer, such as the unit that ran for St. Albert Transit in March 2015 (which is technically Winnipeg Transit 994 - see this page). Within Winnipeg, these buses are generally deployed on route 20, utilizing a charging station at the airport terminus.
This page last updated on June 19th, 2015