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'''[[Metro Transit (Minnesota)]] 8700-8707''' are 2019 [[New Flyer Industries XE60]] buses. These are the first electric articulated buses to operate in the State of Minnesota. These buses operate exclusively on the METRO C Line, a bus rapid transit route that serves Downtown Minneapolis, North Minneapolis, and Brooklyn Center. These buses were ordered in 2018.<ref name="NFOrder">[https://www.metro-magazine.com/bus/news/730335/new-flyer-to-supply-60-foot-electric-buses-for-minn-metro-s-brt-line METRO Magazine: New Flyer to supply 60-foot electric buses for Minn. Metro's BRT line]</ref>
'''[[Metro Transit (Minnesota)]] 8700-8707''' are 2019 [[New Flyer Industries XE60]] buses. These are the first electric articulated buses to operate in the State of Minnesota, and the first production electric articulated buses to be built out of New Flyer's St. Cloud plant<ref name="WTSMN">Women's Transportation Seminar Minnesota Chapter: Metro Transit Electric Bus Pilot Program Lessons Learned in Year 1, July 15, 2020</ref>. These buses operate exclusively on the METRO C Line, a bus rapid transit route that serves Downtown Minneapolis, North Minneapolis, and Brooklyn Center.  
 
These buses, along with [[Metro Transit (Minnesota) 8100-8105|Metro Transit's 8100 series]], are unique in that they have names given by local community organizations located on the C Line corridor.<ref name="Names">[http://web.archive.org/save/http://cline.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/r/B1E8F1C98594BC072540EF23F30FEDED?fbclid=IwAR2uSXtEiXn5RG062JMwYymSPgukqirquTwtUZwOsMCMBZiDtIuSp0S8J_U Metro Transit C Line Update, February 2019]</ref>
 
Due to garage charger problems, these buses were taken out of service in July and October 2019.<ref name="Chargers">[http://www.startribune.com/metro-transit-s-first-electric-buses-removed-from-service/512953662/ Star Tribune: Metro Transit's first electric buses temporarily removed from service]</ref> At a Metropolitan Council meeting in July 2019, the General Manager of Metro Transit reported having to import older model chargers from British Columbia in order to ensure the electric buses are able to continue serving the route.<ref name="MCTranspoComm">[http://metrocouncil.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=3162 VIDEO: Met Council Transportation Committee meeting, July 22, 2019]</ref><ref name="MCTranspoCommJuly2019Mins">[https://metrocouncil.org/getdoc/996edaef-05ba-4eb4-a082-9749767e6382/Minutes.aspx Met Council Transportation Committee meeting, July 22, 2019 Minutes]</ref> These buses returned to service on the week of October 29, 2019.<ref name="MCMinutes102017">[https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetings/Committees/Transportation-Committee/2019/November-25,-2019/102819-Minutes.aspx Metropolitan Council: Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Transportation Committee, October 28, 2019]</ref>
 
As of April 27, 2020, Metro Transit General Manager Wes Kooistra reports only 6 of 8 electric buses are available for revenue service.<ref name="METC">Metropolitan Council Transportation Committee Meeting April 27, 2020</ref> The GM also reported that they were able to negotiate longer warranties for the buses and associated chargers.
 
These buses are equipped with USB chargers.


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== History ==
These buses were ordered in 2018 and cost $1.3 million each.<ref name="NFOrder">[https://www.metro-magazine.com/bus/news/730335/new-flyer-to-supply-60-foot-electric-buses-for-minn-metro-s-brt-line METRO Magazine: New Flyer to supply 60-foot electric buses for Minn. Metro's BRT line]</ref><ref name="Item">[https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetings/Committees/Metropolitan-Council/2018/1-24-18/0122_2018_29-SW.aspx Metropolitan Council: Business Item 2018-29 SW Purchase of Eight Electric Transit Buses and Six Chargers]</ref><ref name="electricgraphic">[http://web.archive.org/web/20210831192507/https://www.metrotransit.org/electric-buses Metro Transit: Electric Buses]</ref> The entire order was delivered in early 2019.
All of the units were pulled from service on March 2, 2021 due to charger problems.<ref name="electricpresent">[https://www.metrotransit.org/Data/Sites/1/media/about/improvements/electric_buses/03.10.2021-e-bus-update-final-correct-wp.pdf Metropolitan Council: Electric Bus Update]</ref>
==Features==
They are equipped with a small diesel fuel tank (approximately 20 gallons) to provide additional power for heating. The buses have an expected range of 90 miles during the Spring, Summer, and Fall, and 70 miles during the Winter. In Year 1 of operation, the buses have an average fuel economy of 4.04 kwh/mi in the Winter, and 3.14 kwh/mi outside of Winter<ref name="WTSMN" />
These buses are equipped with USB chargers.
== Charging ==
These buses are charged in two ways. They are charged with eight AC/DC 10-150kw chargers in the garage. They are also charged on route with two DC 150-600kw overhead chargers at Brooklyn Center Transit Center.<ref name="WTSMN" />
Due to garage charger problems, including phantom isolation faults due to design and construction that was poorly conceived<ref name="WTSMN" />, these buses were taken out of service in July and October 2019.<ref name="Chargers">[http://www.startribune.com/metro-transit-s-first-electric-buses-removed-from-service/512953662/ Star Tribune: Metro Transit's first electric buses temporarily removed from service]</ref> At a Metropolitan Council meeting in July 2019, the General Manager of Metro Transit reported having to import older model chargers from British Columbia in order to ensure the electric buses are able to continue serving the route.<ref name="MCTranspoComm">[http://metrocouncil.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=3162 VIDEO: Met Council Transportation Committee meeting, July 22, 2019]</ref><ref name="MCTranspoCommJuly2019Mins">[https://metrocouncil.org/getdoc/996edaef-05ba-4eb4-a082-9749767e6382/Minutes.aspx Met Council Transportation Committee meeting, July 22, 2019 Minutes]</ref> These buses returned to service on the week of October 29, 2019.<ref name="MCMinutes102017">[https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetings/Committees/Transportation-Committee/2019/November-25,-2019/102819-Minutes.aspx Metropolitan Council: Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Transportation Committee, October 28, 2019]</ref>
Metro Transit General Manager Wes Kooistra reported on the April 27, 2020 Met Council Transportation Committee meeting that they were able to negotiate longer warranties for the buses and associated chargers<ref name="METC">Metropolitan Council Transportation Committee Meeting April 27, 2020</ref>
== Naming ==
These buses, along with [[Metro Transit (Minnesota) 8100-8105|Metro Transit's 8100 series]], are unique in that they have names given by local community organizations located on the C Line corridor.<ref name="Names">[http://web.archive.org/save/http://cline.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/r/B1E8F1C98594BC072540EF23F30FEDED?fbclid=IwAR2uSXtEiXn5RG062JMwYymSPgukqirquTwtUZwOsMCMBZiDtIuSp0S8J_U Metro Transit C Line Update, February 2019]</ref>


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*Returned to service on December 6, 2021
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*Returned to service on December 5, 2021
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*Spotted at the New Flyer plant in March 2019.
*Spotted at the New Flyer plant in March 2019
*Returned to service on December 6, 2021
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|8704
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|[[File:Metro Transit (Minnesota) 8704-a.jpg|128px]]
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|2019
|[[New Flyer Industries XE60 'K VINs'#KB071355|5FYB8YJ17KB071355]]
|[[New Flyer Industries 'K VINs'#KB071351|5FYB8YJ17KB071355]]
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*Spotted at the New Flyer plant in March 2019.
*Spotted at the New Flyer plant in March 2019
*Returned to service on December 6, 2021
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|2019
|[[New Flyer Industries XE60 'K VINs'#KB071356|5FYB8YJ19KB071356]]
|[[New Flyer Industries 'K VINs'#KB071351|5FYB8YJ19KB071356]]
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*Spotted at the New Flyer plant in March 2019.
*Spotted at the New Flyer plant in March 2019
*Last in service on the C Line on March 1, 2021
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*Returned to service on December 4, 2021
*Transported Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigeg on a tour of Lake Street in Minneapolis in August 2022.
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|[[New Flyer Industries 'K VINs'#KB071351|5FYB8YJ10KB071357]]
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*Spotted at the New Flyer plant in March 2019.
*Spotted at the New Flyer plant in March 2019
*Last in service on the C Line on March 1, 2021
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*Returned to service on February 9, 2022
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|2019
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*Spotted at the New Flyer plant in March 2019.
*Spotted at the New Flyer plant in March 2019
*Last in service on the C Line on January 10, 2021
*Returned to service on December 4, 2021
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