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Los Angeles Metro to Acquire First Electric Buses

Los Angeles Metro has approved a contract with BYD Motors for the manufacture and delivery of up to 25 new all-electric buses as part of a $30 million clean air bus technology pilot project. These will be the agency’s first electric zero-emission public transit buses.

Metro’s Advanced Transit Vehicle Consortium, a partnership with Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District, will initially purchase five of the 40-foot low floor vehicles. After the first period of testing and ­evaluation, the agency may choose to purchase up to 20 additional buses. Metro will also initiate a new solicitation to convert six existing Metro gasoline-electric hybrid buses to super low emission bus standards.

The contract contains a local jobs component that stipulates that the firm implement a local jobs program. BYD will comply by performing final assembly of bus components at its new manufacturing facilities in Lancaster, CA, which opened in May.

Through its Super Low/Zero Emission Bus Program, Metro is testing new electric vehicle technologies as a way to meet future vehicle emission reduction targets set by the California Air Resources Board. The agency will evaluate whether the new all-electric buses can reduce operating and maintenance costs and lower life cycle costs compared with its current fleet.

Metro anticipates receiving the new buses early next year. Following an initial evaluation and testing period, Metro plans to initiate new procurements for additional “next generation” zero-emission and super low emission buses based on technology developments anticipated within the next one to three years.

Los Angeles Metro held a press event to announce its purchase of all-electric buses.

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