Editing Edmonton Transit Service (section)

=== Hybrid and electric buses ===
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The City of [[Edmonton]] embarked on an eight-month evaluation of 13 clean-diesel and hybrid buses (and a new [[trolley bus]]) in 2008. Edmonton Transit's first two diesel electric hybrid buses went into service in December 2006.<ref name="ETS – Hybrid Buses">{{cite web| url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/accessibility.aspx| title=Accessibility| publisher=City of Edmonton| access-date=31 August 2017}}</ref> The unique design and colour scheme of the two [[Orion International|Orion]] low-floor buses were chosen to enable them to 'stand out' from the rest of the ETS fleet. The buses were part of an extensive test of [[hybrid technology]] that Edmonton Transit and the [[University of Alberta]] conducted over a year. Bus [[Reliability engineering|reliability]], [[Performance engineering|performance]], maintenance costs, [[fuel efficiency]], noise generation and [[Environmental degradation|environmental impact]] were monitored and evaluated in all weather and road conditions. As well, customers were surveyed about their travel experience. Ultimately, the hybrid buses recorded fuel savings of only 10%–20% (in contrast to the 35% touted in the internal ads). In addition, the [[ISE Corporation|ISE]]-New Flyer hybrids (6003 and 6004) were out of service so much that they could not be included in the evaluation.

As of fall 2009, only the two Orion hybrids were in service. New Flyer/ISE hybrids 6003 and 6004 were since converted to diesel buses as of 2011. New Flyer/Allison 6002 was revamped with new features and technology to become the ETS Platinum Bus, also referred to as the "Painted Lady".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.etspe.ca/special/etsplatinum-08/etsplatinum.php |title=Special Feature – ETS Platinum Bus 6002 |publisher=ETS Photo Express |date=8 November 2008 |access-date=31 August 2017}}</ref>

In spring 2014, ETS unveiled a full electric bus for a four-month pilot program through October 2014. The buses were referred to as "ETS Stealth Buses" and were on lease from [[BYD Company|Build Your Dreams (BYD) Co. Ltd.]] The buses did not have a fare box, but instead were accepting customer surveys about electric buses as fare.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/06/05/edmonton-transit-gets-two-electric-buses |title=Edmonton transit gets two electric buses |work=Edmonton Sun |date=5 June 2014 |access-date=31 August 2017}}</ref> Even without fare capacity the buses were placed on several different routes around the city to give Edmontonians the ability to experience the new exhaustless bus. These test buses were not winterized.

In 2019, Edmonton received funding to purchase 50 [[Proterra, Inc.|Proterra]] [[Proterra ZX5|ZX5 {{convert|40|ft|adj=on}} E2 MAX]] [[Battery electric bus|electric buses]], but this was reduced to 40 electric buses – one of the largest purchases of electric buses in Canadian history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_plans/transit/electric-buses.aspx|title=Electric Buses|last=Edmonton|first=City of|date=2019-06-16|website=www.edmonton.ca|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Edmonton's 1st electric bus hits city streets|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7249439/edmonton-transit-service-electric-bus/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=Global News|language=en-US}}</ref> The first 21 buses started service in August 2020, with the second batch of 19 buses scheduled to arrive in the fall of 2020.<ref name=":0" /> The buses are charged from overhead charging units to save floor space in the bus garages, and it is the first transit service in North America to use such infrastructure for its buses.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edmonton debuts fleet of new electric buses|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7210590/edmonton-electric-buses/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=Global News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hanbury-Brown|first=Holly|date=2020-07-23|title=Edmonton Transit Service Unveils Fleet Of Record-Breaking Proterra Catalyst® E2 Max Electric Buses And Innovative Electric Bus Garages|url=https://www.proterra.com/press-release/edmonton-unveils-proterra-electric-buses/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=Proterra|language=en-US}}</ref> ETS conducted winter-testing of this bus model in 2015, and found that these buses could handle most of their routes.<ref name=":0" /> The buses are housed at the Centennial Garage and the Kathleen Andrews transit garage; the latter being the main hub for Edmonton's electric buses.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-04|title='Smooth riding': Edmonton's first-ever battery-electric bus rolls into service|url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/smooth-riding-edmonton-s-first-ever-battery-electric-bus-rolls-into-service-1.5050978|access-date=2020-08-13|website=Edmonton|language=en}}</ref> 

In 2021, Edmonton reached an agreement with the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) which called for CIB to invest C$14.4 million (US$11.89 million) to purchase 20 additional electric buses under the ZEB (Zero Emission Bus) Federal Program.
<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canada Infrastructure Bank, Edmonton reach agreement to fund zero-emission bus purchases|url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/bus/vehicles/hybrid-hydrogen-electric-vehicles/article/21225468/canada-infrastructure-bank-edmonton-reach-agreement-to-fund-zeroemission-bus-purchases|access-date=2022-06-10|website=Mass Transit Mag}}</ref>

In 2022, Edmonton Transit and Strathcona Transit obtained one hydrogen-electric hybrid bus for each of the two transit systems as part of a pilot project, unveiling the new buses during the Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Expo in Edmonton, September 24, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edmonton, Strathcona County launch pilot program for hydrogen-electric transit buses|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9154061/edmonton-strathcona-county-hydrogen-electric-bus-pilot-program/|access-date=2022-09-24|website=Global News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Edmonton previews hydrogen buses at electric vehicle expo|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-previews-hydrogen-buses-at-electric-vehicle-expo|access-date=2022-09-24|website=Edmonton Journal}}</ref> The pilot project is part of the Alberta Zero Emission Hydrogen Transit (AZEHT) project of Emissions Reduction Alberta.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alberta Zero Emission Hydrogen Transit (AZEHT)|url=https://www.eralberta.ca/projects/details/alberta-zero-emission-hydrogen-transit-azeht/|access-date=2022-09-24|website=Emissions Reduction Alberta}}</ref>