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District electric‑bus rollout delayed after manufacturer charge‑port placement error; 12 buses on site
Summary
Highland/Hyland team reported delivery of 12 Type C electric buses and 12 chargers but said a charge‑port installation error on the buses will require dealer retrofits and push the planned October launch into November; two lease assignment agreements will appear on next week's agenda.
District and Highland (Hyland) staff told the Committee of the Whole that all 12 electric Type C buses for the first phase have been delivered to the depot and chargers are installed, but a charge‑port placement error on the delivered buses will require the dealer to engineer a retrofit and will delay the planned October activation into November.
Zoe Mahmood, Hyland’s customer success manager, said the depot has 12 Type C buses (International chassis reported in the briefing) and 12 Telus chargers rated at 30 kW. All buses had been delivered to the site “to make sure that they arrive…
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