Pittsburgh’s Port Authority of Allegheny County has converted options to order six more 40-foot zero-emission, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE transit buses from New Flyer.

The purchase, supported by the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Low or No Emission Grant Program (Low-No), will replace end of life diesel vehicles with efficient, sustainable battery-electric buses.

In 2019, Port Authority started its zero-emission transition, ordering its first two New Flyer electric buses with the contract including options to buy six more buses over the next five years. The additional six will bring the zero-emission fleet to a total of eight Xcelsior CHARGE buses. Lets check them out!

 

Interior of coach 7001.

 

Dash of 7001.

 

7001waiting at a stop.

 

7001 outbound at Penn Station on the East Busway.

 

7002 rolling through East Liberty.

 

7002 in East Liberty.

 

7002 at the Negley Stop on the East Busway.

 

7002 Rolling inbound on the East Busway.

 

7002 sitting in East Liberty.

 

7002 on Liberty Ave. in Pittsburgh.

 

7002 making a left onto Liberty Ave. at Grant St.

 

7001 all cleaned up and ready for tomorrow trips!

 

The 71XX series has arrived!

 

7103 at Ellsworth and Negley.

 

7104 approaching Negley Station.

 

7106 also approaching Negley Station.

 

7106 at Herron Station.

 

7103 in Pittsburgh.

 

7101 sitting downtown posing for her picture.

 

This bus was a demo here... An All Electric New Flyer 60-ft Excelsior! I wonder if there will be any here in the future?

 

 

Much more to come!