Nova Bus LFSe+

Nova Bus LFSe+
Years of manufacture	2020 to present
Length	40 feet
Width	102 inches
Power/Fuel	Electric

The Nova Bus LFSe+ is a battery-electric powered transit bus sold in Canada and the United States. The long-range compliment to the LFSe, the LFSe+ has a 594 kilowatt-hour battery capacity offering a range of between 340 and 470 kilometres. It can be charged via a pantograph that is lowered from a charging station or with a CCS type 1 J1772 plug-in charger.

The LFSe+ was launched on October 14, 2019 at the American Public Transportation Association TRANSform Conference in New York City. On January 26, 2021, Nova Bus announced their first order for the LFSe+. TransLink of Vancouver, British Columbia will take 15 LFSe+ buses, which will compliment the two short range LFSe buses they acquired in 2019.

Specifications

Dimensions
Length: 40' / 12.2m
Width: 102" / 2.6m
Height: 129.6" / 3.3m
Wheelbase: 244" / 6.20m
Turning radius: 40' 10" / 12.45m
Motor
BAE Systems HDS200 Series-EV 200 kW, 5200 Nm
Energy storage
Modular battery system, up to 594 kWh
Charging
Overhead J3105 450 kW, 35 kWh boost in 6 minutes, fully charged in <3.25 hours
Plugin CCS Type 1 J1772 150 kW, fully charged in <3.25 hours
Front axle
ZF RL 82 A
Rear axle
ZF AV 133
Brakes
Disc brakes w/ ABS & regenerative braking
HVAC
MCC Eco 136e
Electrical system
Volvo Bus Electronic Architecture
Floor
Composite subfloor w/ Altro Transflor or Gerflor Tarabus floors

Operators

Canada

• Coast Mountain Bus Company - Metro Vancouver, BC
• Durham Region Transit (DRT) - Durham Region, ON (on order)
• Grand River Transit (GRT) - Waterloo Region, ON (on order)
• Guelph Transit, Guelph, ON
• Halifax Transit - Halifax, NS (on order)
• Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL) - Longueuil, QC (on order)
• Réseau de transport de la Capitale - Quebec, QC
• Saskatoon Transit - Saskatoon, SK (on order)
• Société de transport de l'Outaouais - Gatineau, QC (on order)
• Société de transport de Sherbrooke - Sherbrooke, QC (on order)
• Société de transport de Trois-Rivières - Trois-Rivières, QC (on order)

United States

• Broome County Transit - Binghamton, NY (on order)
• Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) - Houston, TX (on order)
• Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) - New York, NY (on order)
• Milwaukee County Transit System - Milwaukee, WI
• San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) - San Francisco, CA
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) - Washington, DC (on order)

Demonstrator and engineering units

Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses using electric configurations.

Fleet number	Thumbnail	Year	VIN	Notes
N/A		3/2020	2NVYL82M3L3752444	Demonstrated with OC Transpo in early 2022. Altoona test bus
N/A		3/2020	2NVYL82M5L3752445
N/A		3/2020	2NVYL82M7L3752446	Debuted at APTA 2021 Expo Demonstrated with TTC late November to December 1, 2021. Demonstrated with CMBC in February 2022 in non-revenue service. Demonstrated with King County Metro and San Francisco MUNI in March 2022. Demonstrated with DRT and Kingston Transit in April 2022. Displayed at APTA Mobility Conference in Columbus, Ohio on May 6, 2022. Demonstrated with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on May 26, 2022. Displayed at 2022 Ontario Transportation Expo. Demonstrated with TTC end of April 2023. Used as part of electric bus funding announcement with DRT on april 26, 2023.