TTC New Flyer Xcelsior Charge | Vehicles of Transit

[@btomimatsucunard]

Many LA companies have had this for years and tbh it's my favorite bus to ride in. They are much more comfortable, quiet, and feel cleaner than the older buses that can be operated in LA

[@user72974]

I think I rode one of these a few weeks ago. I noticed a lot more leg room, at least where I sat at the back, compared to most of the buses the TTC uses.

[@DwainRichardson]

I love these New Flyer Xcelsior buses! The most notable feature for me is indeed the shape: Instead of a rectangle-shaped bus, we see that the sides are round. Quite the creative concept. Another reason I love these buses: They sure look environmentally friendly and make for a smooth, quiet ride. Judging from other bus videos I’ve seen, the same manufacturer has built Xcelsior trolleys. I’ve seen these types of trolleys donning the streets of San Francisco, Seattle, and Vancouver. I’d love to see trolleys return to Montreal and Toronto, but that’s another story. (-:

[@BusMaxx]

I like the concept for this series. Will you be covering each vehicle type in each system, or just one video for each vehicle, no matter where it is? Keep up the good work

[@reecemartin4354]

I think we will probably do vehicles from different systems because they are sometimes different, Interior Layout and even exterior design-wise, I.e. the LFS Hybrids on the TTC vs. Translink

[@gmbrusselsprout]

Electric Busses are, IMHO, the final piece of the transit puzzle in addition to LRT/Metro connections in cities. I love the O-Train in Ottawa, but always get dissapointed when I think of the emissions produced by busses in Ottawa. With systems like this in our city, and eventually doing away with the need for the additional diesel engine all together, and all-electric transportation fleet is within our grasp!! This combined with the rise of electric vehicles, and we're doing our part to help our collective futures! :) Thank you so much for sharing this piece, keep up the excellent content!! It will be interesting to see what cities around Canada begin to adopt these next in BRT systems :)

[@DanTheCaptain]

So that's where the XE40's have been... I was lucky enough to catch a ride on one of them about a month ago on the 96 from Wilson to York Mills. It's the first fully electric bus I've been on (Not my first New Flyer) and I'm quite impressed at how quite it is!

[@ShuaiXie]

VIVA BRT should get all buses to EBus in the future, it saves maintenance cost and improve the air quality. This maybe makes E-BRT very similar to LRT!

[@rodericksmith859]

These are the models the TTC needs in the entire fleet. They look better and are easier to move around. One reason I love riding MiWay buses, they're all new and spacious and the branding is modern.

[@KingTrump2024]

I just picked one up in HO scale from Iconic Replica's, looks just like the real thing!

[@alfonsesabatino2533]

It is amazing how far technology has come and what is yet to come we will just have to wait and see

[@Baseshocks]

wireless charging buses on the road... It already exists for small electronics, still more of a gimmick but imagine every single car charged on route...

[@evanstonbalce9588]

San Francisco’s 40 foot diesel-electric and trolleybuses buses are from New Flyer and have three BEBs from the company

[@speckyvee8716]

After riding one of these, I started getting all butthurt about the fact that the TTC has only been buying Nova LFS buses for the past few years. I much prefer the layout and interior of the Xcelsior.

[@lvalledor3440]

TTC should definitely get more of these New Flyers especially the articulated versions & more of the Proterras & BYDs so that TTC can have a versatile fleet like they once had 20 years ago.

[@user-tr9rw7ne8x]

I'm pretty sure they only plan on getting more new flyers out of the 3 electric buses as the other 2 especially the BYDs don't meet their standards with only the XE's being satisfactory for them and the standard being the LFS hybrids.

[@lvalledor3440]

@@user-tr9rw7ne8x if that is the case I guess TTC will have a similar bus fleet like Vancouver's Translink & the rest of Canada & US

[@thevultrantransituniverse1487]

Gotta love these buses!!

[@adammurphy6845]

'Unimpeachable" LOL, a nod to your friends south of the border? :P

[@thebigdog360]

Calgary has the diesel version of these buses, very nice!

[@thebigdog360]

Yeah, hopefully!

[@d0nmills]

Could u try the Orion VII og isls before they retire

[@UD2]

I wish you would turn off the background in the video so we could hear the noise from the bus. Many neighborhoods are very hopeful that this will bring quieter service onto residential streets.

[@torontotransit]

Would you do retired vehicles? e.g. The TTC Hawkers?

[@yamguy33]

dont forget to mention , that diesel fuel heater is straight pipe and unfiltered! compared to a diesel engine!

[@ttcclrvfan7027]

Are you doing novabus lfs diesel?

[@drdewott9154]

IDK if it's just me being European or something but I don't really like these buses. Don't get me wrong I'm all down for electric but the outside design of the bus looks pretty sketchy and dated to me, almost as if it's stuck in a 90's movie. Secondly the interior is really dark. The bus could've definitely Italy benefitted from either larger windows, brighter colors in the interior, or both. I'm not really a fan of how there are no back window either and just a big engine grill. Certainly limits the amount of daylight that can enter the bus. And I really don't get why you have to push the middle door open yourself. I saw this while I was in New York too and it seems really impractical, as it just slows down the riddle by adding unnecessary time at stops. But hey at least they have stop buttons on board. I just hope that it works like back in Europe where the bus only pulls into a stop if there's anyone requesting to get on or if someone pressed the button to get off.

[@Nouvellecosse]

I think the exterior looks less European, but I don't think they look worse. I like North American bus styling better. ;)

[@humansavages832]

DrDewott Y'all European buses with hupcaps look ridiculous.

[@drdewott9154]

@@humansavages832 I have no idea what you're talking about

[@imgursdownvote4love771]

@@Nouvellecosse The New Flyer line of buses is heavily influenced by Den Oudsten Bussen of the Netherlands

[@j_8rzd138]

Why are these electric buses so rare????????? It is so hard to catch them and I often cannot even see them on the street!

[@cooltrainsinmontreal4883]

how much per unit, in Montreal, we paid 1 million for hybrid buses from everyone's favorite Quebec based bus manufacturing company. hows the ride, shocks are good, In Montreal our Novabus equivalent have no shocks and hard seats and they rattle and shake when they travel over our notoriously bad roads. and they stop too fast and throw passengers around when the driver hits the breaks too hard, which is all the time..

[@franki3Ru550]

Its not fully electric? they have busses that are zero emission, than again Toronto is always behind

[@Token_Nerd]

Energy efficiencies are far better for Gas when used for heating.

[@obi-wankenobi9201]

franki3Ru550 and do the places that have these busses go down to -30° and need to be heated 8/12 months?

[@franki3Ru550]

@@Token_Nerd try to educate me.. because I thought the bus is like tesla lol no emissions, so how much is it polluting in the winter?

[@franki3Ru550]

@@RMTransit I just though that it had no tail pipe at the back like a tesla.

[@imgursdownvote4love771]

@@franki3Ru550 It burns about 4 litres of diesel per hour during the winter.

[@Roderick1956]

Oh gee, Toronto just discovered "Stop Press Buttons"?

[@Peorhum]

Ottawa has new Nova buses...they are absolutely the worse buses. They seem designed for strollers and wheel chairs to the point that they are bad for everyone else. Their seats are uncomfortable. They have handicapped seating that are by default in the folded position, that the handicapped have to struggle with to lower down to seat on, with such flat seats and back rests that they become painful and you slip around on as the bus moves. I understand Ottawa bought 84 of them, and people grumble when they see them. They are made in Canada but from a passenger's point of view they are the worse. I hope you do a video on them.

[@priscillacomendador1326]

I think

[@jamesbradley7306]

Great that you can get a nuclear recharge in Ontario.

[@trptguy2]

If you want to ride one of these, which routes do they run on?

[@michael1502]

Brendan McLean 53 Steels I guess

[@AsimM007]

I saw one of this bus outside of Downsview Park. Must be the 107 or 106 bus!

[@Quartzquiz333]

35 Jane

[@gurjasbirk3699]

The 3700's series run from arrow, and usually run on the busier routes and the 101

[@BurnedNoodle]

The XE40 isn’t the first electric bus, the GM Fishbowl is, jeez. xD

[@Baseshocks]

Remove USB charging, its a luxury cost that will cost more then its needed to maintain them. Kids will put gum in them and what ever else they can think of. People can carry a $20 battery bank to extend the life of their phone if they want.

[@Catnip2011]

Never heard the Green Party praised EVs, I wonder why !!

[@RMTransit]

?