![]() expansion to market the Vicinity™ heavy duty mid-size bus, the Vicinity Lightning™ EV and the VMC Optimal EV S1 low floor shuttle bus to new and existing customers. The ABC distributorship supports Vicinity’s focus on U.S. distribution agreement with ABC Companies (“ABC”), a leading provider of motorcoach and transit equipment in North America. (NASDAQ:VEV)(TSXV:VMC)(FRA:6LGA) (“Vicinity” or the “Company”), a North American supplier of commercial electric vehicles, today announced the expansion of its strategic U.S. VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / Ma/ Vicinity Motor Corp. The unveiling attracted members of Nelson City Council, West Kootenay Transit Board, Regional District of Central Kootenay and Nelson and Trail Transit.Īs for the winner in the bus rodeo, Dooley and Chernoff, head of the West Kootenay Transit Board, were still squabbling over a few points in the judge’s tabulation.Expanded Partnership to Further Enhance Vicinity’s Presence in the United States Includes New Orders for 18 VMC Optimal S1 Shuttle Buses & 3 Vicinity Classic Buses “We just launched that recently and now what we’re looking for is that feedback from the customer as to how well we’re doing.” But one of the things we’ve done in the last couple years in Nelson is we spent an awful lot of time talking to the public about what an integrated system would look like because what we’re really trying to run is not just a local community but a connected regional system. “It’s not possible to put transit on every street. “I think the biggest challenge with transit we hear in every survey is and when we talk with customers its always about convenience and reliability,” Achadinha explains. While the new routes have been praised by some, others are concerned they’ve lost service in their areas. However, change is not always good for some people. West Kootenay Transit includes Nelson Transit, Trail Transit, serving Castlegar, Rossland, Trail and Fruitvale, and Arrow/Slocan Lakes Community Service. It’s been 10 weeks since BC Transit overhauled bus service in the West Kootenay Transit System, creating more runs for people to get from Kaslo to Trail. “So getting these buses is a huge step forward so now we can build from here and figure out how best to streamline it. ![]() ![]() “It’s the first step, first of all getting people together to recognize that if we’re going to deliver transit to people in the West Kootenay we won’t be able to do it in isolation, we have to do it collectively,” Mayor Dooley said about the collective approach communities in West Kootenay Transit have taken to revamp transit. The remaining units are slated for Penticton, Quesnel and Dawson Creek. Nelson Transit is the first community in BC to receive the Vicinity bus. The Vicinity, a 39-passenger bus with seats for 23 and standing room for 16 people, is part of a $4-million contract with Grande West Transportation of Aldergrove.Īlthough the bus was assembled in China, the majority of its parts including brakes, transmission, control systems and engine are North American or European made. The Vicinity, which Nelson has two going into service soon, is a 27.5-foot low-floor medium duty bus designed in Canada BC Transit feels is a perfect size for the smaller rural cities. “We’re very comfortable with the size of the new Vicinity Bus and think it fits the community itself and believe it will be well served,” Achadinha added. “Here’s a community that transit is incredibly popular but the 40-foot (Novabus) vehicle might be too big and in the past we haven’t had a bus that is the right size for this type of community.” “The reason why we’ve brought the new (Vicinity) bus to Nelson is to test them out,” Manuel Achadinha, President and Chief Executive Officer for BC Transit, said during Thursday’s unveiling. The competition was part of BC Transit’s unveiling of the new Vicinity busses that are expected to be twisting and turning in and around Nelson streets in the next few weeks. When Mayor John Dooley figures he’s pounded the gavel for the last time in council chambers, there’s a job waiting for him in at Nelson transit.ĭooley, along with Castlegar Mayor Lawrence Chernoff and Nelson Star reporter Sam Van Schie, worked some magic behind the big steering wheels during a BC Transit bus rodeo Thursday at the City of Nelson Public Works Yard on the waterfront.
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