GojiMet86 Posted May 6, 2021 Share #101 Posted May 6, 2021 This is a new Invitation for Bid (IFB) for 6 electric buses. Word is that New Flyer, Nova, and Proterra are allowed to bid, but BYD is not. https://www.nicebus.com/About-NICE/Procurement Quote HEAVY DUTY LOW-FLOOR 40 FOOT BATTERY ELECTRIC BUS PROCUREMENT Project V-2073 Category: Bus Procurement Organization: Transdev Services Inc. d/b/a NICE Bus Location: Garden City, New York 11530 RFP Proposal Due Date: July 21, 2021 at 1:00 PM (ET) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Transdev Services, Inc. doing business as Nassau Inter-County Express Bus (NICE Bus) is soliciting Proposals from qualified and responsible firms (“Proposers”) to design, manufacture, and test and deliver six Heavy Duty, Low Floor 40 Foot Battery Electric Buses for use in its Public Transportation System, including spare parts, tools and training. All vehicles shall be delivered per the specifications in the Request for Proposals V-2073. Proposals will be accepted until 1:00 p.m. (ET), July 21, 2021. NICE Bus reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and shall be the sole purchasing entity for this solicitation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted May 6, 2021 Share #102 Posted May 6, 2021 1 hour ago, GojiMet86 said: This is a new Invitation for Bid (IFB) for 6 electric buses. Word is that New Flyer, Nova, and Proterra are allowed to bid, but BYD is not. https://www.nicebus.com/About-NICE/Procurement What about Gillig? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RapidoNewLook Posted May 6, 2021 Share #103 Posted May 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Lex said: What about Gillig? Do they even make an E-Bus? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted May 6, 2021 Share #104 Posted May 6, 2021 10 minutes ago, RapidoNewLook said: Do they even make an E-Bus? Gillig is starting to make them, but they are few in numbers. I know Santa Monica's Big Blue bus has 1, and Gainesville RTS has 3. Gillig has this demonstrator going around: https://www.gillig.com/post/gillig-battery-electric-bus-unveiled 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted May 30, 2021 Share #105 Posted May 30, 2021 The first 2 Gilligs are now on NICE property. https://www.instagram.com/p/CPeEa-3Hdmb/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfanner Jake Posted July 28, 2021 Share #106 Posted July 28, 2021 Ok so, I looked at the referendum for the electric buses. They want something that can go a minimum of 200 miles. The Gillig electric is not capable of that barely making the 200 mark. The New Flyer Xcelsior charge NG can barely cap over 210 midrange although the top model offers 251. The Proterra ZX5 can go up to 370 with the max model and up to 232 with the + model. BYD only makes 160, so they are out of the competition. Nova would be too expensive and it's range is unknown. Therefore, Proterra will more than likely be the winner of this pilot contract..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted July 29, 2021 Share #107 Posted July 29, 2021 18 hours ago, Railfanner Jake said: Ok so, I looked at the referendum for the electric buses. They want something that can go a minimum of 200 miles. The Gillig electric is not capable of that barely making the 200 mark. The New Flyer Xcelsior charge NG can barely cap over 210 midrange although the top model offers 251. The Proterra ZX5 can go up to 370 with the max model and up to 232 with the + model. BYD only makes 160, so they are out of the competition. Nova would be too expensive and it's range is unknown. Therefore, Proterra will more than likely be the winner of this pilot contract..... Doubt it. That's too logical. 200 is the common minimum, but no bus can/will do that much in that range during a single day run. If that were the case, them XN40s would already be hitting the 500k mark and would be retiring right about now since in Long Island, it's either hitting 500k miles or going over your retirement age that institutes fleet retirement. For fleet uniformity and long-term support, it would be smarter to pick either Gillig or New Flyer. It would lower the cost of maintenance as parts are mostly interchangeable. The LFSe range goes between 210 & 290 miles. The performance and usage will determine how long it'll actually last during an average day cycle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfanner Jake Posted July 29, 2021 Share #108 Posted July 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Cait Sith said: Doubt it. That's too logical. 200 is the common minimum, but no bus can/will do that much in that range during a single day run. If that were the case, them XN40s would already be hitting the 500k mark and would be retiring right about now since in Long Island, it's either hitting 500k miles or going over your retirement age that institutes fleet retirement. For fleet uniformity and long-term support, it would be smarter to pick either Gillig or New Flyer. It would lower the cost of maintenance as parts are mostly interchangeable. The LFSe range goes between 210 & 290 miles. The performance and usage will determine how long it'll actually last during an average day cycle. They did mention that their wish list will not be fulfilled completely and that common sense is in play. It will be interesting to see who gets it in the end 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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