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| Years of manufacture | 2011 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 bus is charged via a pantograph that is lowered from a charging station. With the fast charging system, the bus can be recharged in six minutes and can operate for an average of one hour between charges.[1]
Background
In March 2010, the Quebec government announced in their budget plans for an electric transit bus built in the province for 2013.[2] This is the first project of the Electric Bus Consortium. The companies involved in this project are Nova Bus, Bathium, Giro, Précicad, René Matériaux Composites, and TM4.
In September 2010, Nova Bus began working with Volvo sister company and electric bus producer, Shanghai Sunwin Bus, to develop an electric transit bus for the North American market. According to Sunwin Bus, this example made use of super capacitors.[3] In early 2011, the STL was interested in purchasing a fully electric transit bus to trial. Nova Bus responded as did DesignLine International, however the latter's price was more favourable. They were also able to deliver a bus by early 2012 as opposed to 2013.
Nova Bus first presented their LFSe prototype at the 2011 APTA EXPO in New Orleans, Lousiana.[4] A formal presentation was held at their facility in Saint-Eustache, Quebec on September 27, 2012. The plug-in vehicle had a range of 120 kilometres and could be fully charged in four hours.[5]
On November 22, 2013, the STM and Nova Bus signed an agreement for the trial of three LFSe buses in Montreal.[6] Two charging stations are to be built in the Spring of 2016 near Square Victoria and Terminus Angrignon. Non-service testing, initially scheduled for the third quarter of 2015, will then commence. Passengers will be able to ride the buses in service come fall.[7]
Nova Bus introduced their latest iteration of the LFSe, which uses a pantograph charging station developed by Siemens, at the 2014 APTA Expo. The batteries are also distributed and concealed in a different manner to offer a cleaner roofline.
Specifications
| Dimensions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Length: 40' | ||
| Width: 102" | ||
| Height: 124" | ||
| Wheelbase: 244" | ||
| Motor | ||
| TM4 LSM280 | ||
| Energy storage | ||
| Bathium LiFePO4 batteries | ||
| Axles | ||
| Front: ZF RL 85 | ||
| Rear: ZF AV 132 | ||
| Brakes | ||
| Disk brakes w/ ABS & traction control | ||
| Electric system | ||
| Volvo Bus Electronic Architecture | ||
| Floor | ||
| Composite subfloor w/ Altro Transflor or Gerflor Tarabus floors | ||
Operators
Canada 
- Société de transport de Montréal (STM) - Montréal, QC (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2NVYL82U893000019 |
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2010 |
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References
- ↑ Montreal shows off new electric bus. Montreal Gazette.
- ↑ Quebec Economic Action Plan, budget.finances.gouv.qc.ca, retrieved on 2011-10-04
- ↑ Sunwin September press release, sunwinbus.com, retrieved on 2011-10-04
- ↑ Nova Bus shows innovation and technologies at APTA EXPO, novabus.com, retrieved on 2011-10-04
- ↑ Sauves, Ewan (27 September 2012). Le premier autobus 100% électrique pour 2014. La Presse. Retrieved on 15 January 2012.
- ↑ Montreal to become a city of Electro Mobility. (press release). Nova Bus. Retrieved on 23 November 2013
- ↑ ELECTRIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION: VOLVO-STM CITY MOBILITY PROJECT PRESENTED TO LOCAL ECONOMIC PLAYERS. (press release). Nova Bus. Retrieved on 22 November 2015.
