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Revision as of 16:31, 27 March 2021

Motor Coach Industries D45 CRTe LE
Years of manufacture 2019 to present
Length 45 feet
Width 102 inches
Power/Fuel Battery-electric

The Motor Coach Industries D45 CRTe LE CHARGE, part of MCI's next-generation D-Series, is a battery-electric commuter coach available in Canada and the United States. The coach features a low entry section near the middle to facilitate boarding of mobility devices. This low floor section can also be accessed via a staircase to the high floor section. Production of the D45 CRTe LE is expected to begin in 2020, along with the J4500e.[1]

The coach features a high-torque 4,500 Nm electric drive from Siemens and 400 kWh Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) batteries from XALT. The D45 CRTe LE can be fully charged with a high power plug-in charger in under three hours. It has an estimated range of 170 miles and a top speed of 72 miles per hour.[1]

Specifications

Demonstrator and engineering units

Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses.

Fleet number Thumbnail Year VIN Motor Notes
68606 2018 2MGWDMZA9KW068606 Siemens 1DB2024-0NA06
  • Originally a D45 CRT LE demo.
  • White with green and blue graphics.
  • Unveiled at Bay Area Reliability Symposium 01 Oct. 2019.
  • Demonstrated at New Jersey Transit, February 2020.
  • Shown to GO Transit 02 to 04 March 2020.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MCI Electric Coaches brochure. Motor Coach Industries, August 2018.