King County Metro fleet
Current fleet roster

King County Metro fleet

Section Title: Current fleet roster
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Make/Model	Length	Thumbnail	Engine/ Transmission	Propulsion	Year	Fleet Series (Quantity)	Notes

Gillig Phantom	40 feet	-	Cummins M11 Allison WB-400R	diesel	1996–1999	3200–3594 (395)	Some coaches retired, approximately 32 remain in service. All remaining coaches scheduled to be retired by 2018.

Gillig Phantom	30 feet	-	Cummins ISC Allison WB-400R	diesel	1999–2000	1100–1194 (95)	Some coaches retired, approximately 32 remain in service. All remaining coaches scheduled to be retired by 2018.

New Flyer D40LF	40 feet	-	Cummins ISL Voith 864.3	diesel	2003	3600-3699 (100)	First buses in fleet with low-floor design and air conditioning. Retirement scheduled to begin in 2018.

New Flyer DE60LF	60 feet	-	Caterpillar C9 GM-Allison EP50	diesel-electric hybrid (parallel)	2004	2600–2812 (214)	First buses in fleet to be equipped with diesel-electric hybrid propulsion. Coach 2663 was destroyed by fire Retirement scheduled to begin in 2018.

New Flyer DE60LF	60 feet	-	Cummins ISL GM-Allison EP50	diesel-electric hybrid (parallel)	2008–2009	6813–6865 (52)	First articulated buses in fleet with separate air conditioning units for front and rear sections.

New Flyer DE60LFA	60 feet	-	Cummins ISL GM-Allison EP50	diesel-electric hybrid (parallel)	2009	6000–6019 (20)	Dedicated to RapidRide routes. Coach #6000 was built as a prototype and has a rear window, a feature that was eliminated from the production coaches.

Orion VII (07.501 EPA10 HEV)	40 feet	King County Metro Orion VII 7199.JPG	Cummins ISB6.7 BAE Systems HybriDrive	diesel-electric hybrid (series)	2010–2012	7001–7199 (199)	First buses in fleet to be equipped with series diesel-electric hybrid propulsion.

New Flyer DE60LFR	60 feet	King County Metro New Flyer DE60LFR 6968.JPG	Cummins ISL9 Allison H 50 EP	diesel-electric hybrid (parallel)	2010–2012	6866–6999, 6800 (132)

New Flyer DE60LFR	60 feet	King County Metro Rapid Ride New Flyer DE60LFR 6085.JPG	Cummins ISL9 Allison H 50 EP	diesel-electric hybrid (parallel)	2011–2013	6020–6035, 6040–6073, 6075–6117 (93)	Dedicated to RapidRide routes.

New Flyer Xcelsior XDE35	35 feet	-	Cummins ISB6.7 BAE Systems HybriDrive Series-E	diesel-electric hybrid (series)	2014	3700–3759 (60)	First buses in fleet with HybriDrive Series-E system that shuts off diesel engine while stopped to decrease emissions and fuel consumption.

New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40	40 feet	-	Cummins ISB6.7 BAE Systems HybriDrive Series-E	diesel-electric hybrid (series)	2015	7200–7259 (60)	Buses originally ordered from Orion, order transferred to New Flyer after closure of Orion factory.

New Flyer Xcelsior XT40	40 feet	-	Vossloh Kiepe (electric drive system) Škoda (motor)	electric trolleybus	2014–2015	4300–4409 (110)	First trolleybuses in fleet with low-floor design, air conditioning and a battery power system to allow coaches to operate off-wire for short distances.

New Flyer Xcelsior XDE60	60 feet	-	Cummins ISL9 BAE Systems HybriDrive Series-E	diesel-electric hybrid (series)	2015	6200–6219 (20)	Dedicated to RapidRide routes.

New Flyer Xcelsior XT60	60 feet	-	Vossloh Kiepe (electric drive system) Škoda (motor)	electric trolleybus	2015–2016	4500-4563 (64)

Proterra Catalyst	40 feet	-	UQM HD220 Eaton EEV-7202	battery electric	2015	4601–4603 (3)	Capable of traveling over 26 miles between charges, battery can be recharged at special "fast charge" stations in under 10 minutes.

New Flyer Xcelsior XDE60	60 feet	-	Cummins ISL9 BAE Systems HybriDrive Series-E	diesel-electric hybrid (series)	2015–2016	8000–8084 (85)	Equipped with three doors for use on urban routes.

New Flyer Xcelsior XDE60	60 feet	-	Cummins L9 BAE Systems HybriDrive Series-E	diesel-electric hybrid (series)	2017–2018	8100–8199 (100)	Equipped with two doors for use on suburban routes.

New Flyer Xcelsior XDE60	60 feet	-	Cummins L9 BAE Systems HybriDrive Series-E	diesel-electric hybrid (series)	2018	8200–8299 (100)	Equipped with three doors for use on urban routes. Coach 8261 is New Flyer's 10,000th Xcelsior.

Proterra Catalyst	40 feet	-	UQM HD220 Eaton EEV-7202	battery electric	2018	4604–4611 (8)

New Flyer Xcelsior XDE60	60 feet	-	Cummins L9 BAE Systems HybriDrive Series-E	diesel-electric hybrid (series)	2018	6220–6241 (22)	Dedicated to RapidRide routes.

Gillig Low Floor	40 feet	-	Cummins L9 BAE Systems HybriDrive Series-E	diesel-electric hybrid (series)	2018	7300–7429 (130)	Will replace remaining Gillig Phantom coaches.

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In 2015, King County Metro has three Proterra Catalyst battery electric buses.

final_sentence: In 2015, King County Metro has three Proterra Catalyst battery electric buses.