Executive summary Canadian ZEB Database™: Canada's Zero-emission Bus Landscape and Transition Readiness Report #3 is part of CUTRIC’s Knowledge Series publication program. It supersedes the corresponding Report #2 published in The
November 2022. This updated report highlights the state of ZEB technology adoption to October 2023, documenting the ZEB landscape across Canada – from pronouncements to purchase, (as made by city councils, for example) through to procurement and actual deployment on roads. It classifies ZEB technologies as follows: Battery electric buses (BEBs), powered by electricity stored in a rechargeable onboard battery pack Fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs), powered by a hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) that converts hydrogen into electricity and stores it in an on-board battery Renewable compressed natural gas (R-CNG) buses are compressed natural gas (CNG) buses fuelled with a blend of CNG and renewable natural gas (RNG), which is made using refined or upgraded anaerobically generated biogas instead of traditional fossil fuels. Autonomous electric shuttles powered by electricity stored in a rechargeable onboard battery pack; these mobility modes constitute an emerging class of shared mobility for first-kilometre/last-kilometre applications in local transit systems In-depot and on-route charging infrastructure for BEBs (CUTRIC does not have data on hydrogen supply chains or electrolyzers, but plans to do so in the future) This report uses data directly provided by transit agencies, municipalities, crown corporations, not-for-profit organizations, private and public operators, and the public domain to establish provinces’ and municipalities' overall readiness and progress towards decarbonizing their fleets. It covers the number, types, stages, provinces of location, and manufacturers of the ZEBs deployed across Canada. The report also highlights the issues and challenges faced by transit agencies in their decarbonization plans.
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