600-series Proterra BE40/ZX5 - Updates

[NewFlyerMCI]

54 minutes ago, BusHunter said:

I dont know if its possible to update the tech, but in a way the #700's did just that very thing. The fact that they are not running is distressing. They are around 7 or 8 years old, they are almost to the 9 or 10 year mark. I just hope new flyer is not getting the cold shoulder because of that.

I think I remember someone saying that they went through a mid-life rehab recently

[Sam92]

25 minutes ago, NewFlyerMCI said:

By my count, NYC has enough Novas alone to account for at least 3/4ths of CTA's entire fleet (not counting the 6400s), it would take a lot of buses to make up that distance

So Nova is NYCs 1000 series ?

[NewFlyerMCI]

8 hours ago, Sam92 said:

So Nova is NYCs 1000 series ?

Pretty much lol, everything rolling is either an new flyer or a nova (equal amounts of both) and some of the last Orion VII NGs running 

[Policeman]

600 12/15
601 N/A
602 12/17
603 9/21
604 12/14
605 11/12

 

[busfan2847]

11 hours ago, Policeman said:

600 12/15
601 N/A
602 12/17
603 9/21
604 12/14
605 11/12

 

601 was only out on a few occasions before disappearing around 5/14.

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

46 minutes ago, busfan2847 said:

601 was only out on a few occasions before disappearing around 5/14.

601 was wit the cracked windshield correct?

[Policeman]

1 minute ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

601 was wit the cracked windshield correct?

603 was

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

26 minutes ago, Policeman said:

603 was

aha thx

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

Why did 601 only run once?

[NovaHater]

It’s good to see 600 out here working this morning. I’m amazed by how quiet it is. 

[BusHunter]

23 hours ago, NovaHater said:

It’s good to see 600 out here working this morning. I’m amazed by how quiet it is. 

Well no engine would make it quiet. Its just amazing electricity is powering something as big as a bus. The feds in the future (in a couple years) want to have all 40 mpg vehicles on the road, I dont see how they can do that with the Yukons and Expeditions of the world unless they either make them all electric or hybrid. Dont know if that applies to buses but if so you may not be able to buy a straight diesel bus in a few years. I think they said my bus gets 9-12 mpg. 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/us-raising-mileage-standard-40-mpg-all-new-vehicles-2026-1661252%3famp=1

[Policeman]

A Proterra bus was spotted on 87th for some reason

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

27 minutes ago, Policeman said:

A Proterra bus was spotted on 87th for some reason

Proof

[NewFlyerMCI]

2 hours ago, Policeman said:

A Proterra bus was spotted on 87th for some reason

As in, it was on the 87? Or on 87th Street? CTA has a facility of some sort at 83rd/Greenwood that has to be accessed from 87th, so it could've been coming from/going there

[Policeman]

3 minutes ago, NewFlyerMCI said:

As in, it was on the 87? Or on 87th Street? CTA has a facility of some sort at 83rd/Greenwood that has to be accessed from 87th, so it could've been coming from/going there

87th street and the training facility is at 89th i think

[NewFlyerMCI]

6 minutes ago, Policeman said:

87th street and the training facility is at 89th i think

I did mean 89th lol, I've been doing so many projects recently where the numbers are decreasing, it's bleeding over

[YoungBusLover]

37 minutes ago, NewFlyerMCI said:

I did mean 89th lol, I've been doing so many projects recently where the numbers are decreasing, it's bleeding over

89th and Greenwood 

[Bus fanatic30]

I could have sworn I saw a 700 proterra parked on the gate at south shop. Was driving to fast to get a picture 

[Policeman]

Just now, Bus fanatic30 said:

I could have sworn I saw a 700 proterra parked on the gate at south shop. Was driving to fast to get a picture 

700 Proterra, do you mean XE40 or the 600 Proterra?

[Bus fanatic30]

3 minutes ago, Policeman said:

700 Proterra, do you mean XE40 or the 600 Proterra?

It was a proterra, saw a few as I was driving by

[Policeman]

604 is on the 66... on a Sunday 

[Policeman]

605 was also on the 66 today

[Bus1883]

On 1/28/2022 at 8:29 PM, Bus fanatic30 said:

I could have sworn I saw a 700 proterra parked on the gate at south shop. Was driving to fast to get a picture 

#700’s are the XE40s and the #600’s are the Proterras. 

[BusHunter]

On 1/28/2022 at 8:29 PM, Bus fanatic30 said:

I could have sworn I saw a 700 proterra parked on the gate at south shop. Was driving to fast to get a picture 

Yeah #700 and #701 are on the fence. You know whats weird is that they wrapped them both with a pure michigan wrap. They had me taking a double take. I had to turn around and go back over there. I was thinking why wrap an electric bus to say something else besides its an electric bus? I got to see the side of #701 and it says something about unplugging something. So maybe it does say something about it being electric. Its hard to tell. I really need a photo of it away from the stall its in. 

So wth, they wrapped over the old wrap? I guess then that wrap is no good. Theyll have to wrap it some other way unless Pure Michigan is sponsoring the buses I cant tell.

[YoungBusLover]

2 hours ago, BusHunter said:

Yeah #700 and #701 are on the fence. You know whats weird is that they wrapped them both with a pure michigan wrap. They had me taking a double take. I had to turn around and go back over there. I was thinking why wrap an electric bus to say something else besides its an electric bus? I got to see the side of #701 and it says something about unplugging something. So maybe it does say something about it being electric. Its hard to tell. I really need a photo of it away from the stall its in. 

So wth, they wrapped over the old wrap? I guess then that wrap is no good. Theyll have to wrap it some other way unless Pure Michigan is sponsoring the buses I cant tell.

Yeah I hate to break it to you but they're going to be less active until the spring. I heard a rumor from another member that doesn't make much sense but he stated that he called the garage and management told them that the reason why they're not active is due the high power consumption they have in those two stalls while charging. I didn't think high power usage would be an issue for charging them consistently but that does explain why the fleet of #600s haven't been in those two bays as long as they've been.