ThatBusGuy Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 19303 is on an all-day block today - Am I correct in thinking that's the first time that's happened on a weekday? I know it's happened on weekends before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin607 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 One piece of information in the Low Carbon Fleet Strategy report relates to the operation on route 100. There is proposal to build a third charging station but the report doesn't say where it will be. The budgeted cost is $2m, which is twice the reported cost of the original two charging stations. Translink officials have always said the charging stations cost $1m each. Anyone got an idea where the 3rd charger might be sited? The high price might indicate that either the unit is special in some way or the location is difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops1719 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 hour ago, martin607 said: One piece of information in the Low Carbon Fleet Strategy report relates to the operation on route 100. There is proposal to build a third charging station but the report doesn't say where it will be. The budgeted cost is $2m, which is twice the reported cost of the original two charging stations. Translink officials have always said the charging stations cost $1m each. Anyone got an idea where the 3rd charger might be sited? The high price might indicate that either the unit is special in some way or the location is difficult. Could be Marine Drive Station, or maybe half way, maybe Knight Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8010 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 1 hour ago, popillil said: Could be Marine Drive Station, or maybe half way, maybe Knight Street. I could only see them putting a charge at Marine Drive Station if they were gonna do short-turn trips. Knight is more likely because it's a time point and buses usually sit there for a few minutes. They could also just install another charger at either end of the route if they're planning on making it fully electric soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium2002 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 3 hours ago, martin607 said: One piece of information in the Low Carbon Fleet Strategy report relates to the operation on route 100. There is proposal to build a third charging station but the report doesn't say where it will be. The budgeted cost is $2m, which is twice the reported cost of the original two charging stations. Translink officials have always said the charging stations cost $1m each. Anyone got an idea where the 3rd charger might be sited? The high price might indicate that either the unit is special in some way or the location is difficult. I don't think our dollar has been doing too well of late, which might explain the sudden price jump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin607 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 20 hours ago, Millennium2002 said: I don't think our dollar has been doing too well of late, which might explain the sudden price jump. Don't forget the report was prepared months ago. 21 hours ago, 8010 said: I could only see them putting a charge at Marine Drive Station if they were gonna do short-turn trips. Knight is more likely because it's a time point and buses usually sit there for a few minutes. They could also just install another charger at either end of the route if they're planning on making it fully electric soon. I was speculating, based on the double price, that it would be at Marine Drive Station and maybe it was a super powered version rated a 1MW (i.e. 1,000 kW) to give a flash boost mid-trip, rather than the regular version which is presently 450 kW maximum. But your suggestion of Knight sounds more likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcair Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Does anyone know the status of 19303? Curious since it's the only one I haven't seen operate in months... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarmonyX Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 On 2/9/2022 at 6:28 PM, Orcair said: Does anyone know the status of 19303? Curious since it's the only one I haven't seen operate in months... I doubt whether 19301-19304 were still in service. Last week when I travelled by HTC I saw all 4 units inside with their doors open. Given that 100 has been using mostly CNG buses for a long time, I hope the BEVs were not suspended... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcair Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, HarmonyX said: I doubt whether 19301-19304 were still in service. Last week when I travelled by HTC I saw all 4 units inside with their doors open. Given that 100 has been using mostly CNG buses for a long time, I hope the BEVs were not suspended... It's definitely a fair point, though 19304 seems to have been operating fairly regularly: http://tcomm.bustrainferry.com/mobile/bus/19304 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UprisingCanadian Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 I think 19303 has a front door problem they can't seem to fix. 19301 and 19302 appear to be fine though (19302 recently had a rear light panel replaced for some reason) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmbc2008 Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 Nova factory bus being tested 22301. ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UprisingCanadian Posted March 8, 2022 Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 4 hours ago, cmbc2008 said: Nova factory bus being tested 22301. ? No. It's a demo bus, it won't be sold to TL. Not up to TL Standards (headlights, bikerack, rear door, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarmonyX Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Yessss Granville & Dunsmuir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW97 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 nova factory test bus spotted at park royal north this afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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