Brand New! 2025 New Flyer XE40 BAE Bus 4301 Ride on Route 73 from Harvard Station-Waverley Square

Recorded on 01-07-2025

Full Outbound Ride from Harvard Station, Upper Busway, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA, USA to Waverley Square, Belmont, MA, USA with a brand new battery electric bus.

73 Waverley Square-Harvard Station Via Cushing Square & Benton Square
Serving
.Mount Auburn Hospital
.Cushing Square
.Benton Square
.Harvard University
.MBTA Red Line
.MBTA Commuter Rail (Fitchburg Line)
.MBTA Bus Connections: 1 66 68 69 71 74 75 77 78 86 96 109-Locals, 554-Express
.Non MBTA Connection: Harvard University Shuttle

Frequently Used Route, Buses Run Every 15 Minutes or Less on Weekdays.

Note: 71 & 73 are Currently Operating on Detour from Mount Auburn Hospital to Memorial Drive due to Road Reconstruction.

Weekday
Inbound: 5:05 AM-1:14 AM
Outbound: 4:45 AM-1:23 AM

Saturday
Inbound: 5:03 AM-1:13 AM
Outbound: 4:43 AM-1:20 AM

Sunday
Inbound: 6:05 AM-1:00 AM
Outbound: 6:07 AM-1:20 AM

Fare:
$1.70 (Charlie Card, Charlie Ticket, Contactless Payment or Cash)

Reduced Fare:
$0.85

Buses Provided by Charlestown Garage for Somerville-Bennett Division on Routes: 61 62 64 67 68 69 70 71 73 74 75 76 77 78 80 83 85 86 87 88 350 351-Full Time Service. Buses Provided by Charlestown Garage for Charlestown Division & Fellsway District on Routes: 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 99 100 101 104 105 106 108 109 110 111 112 131 132 134 137 354 411 430 89/93-Mix Operations from Both Charlestown and Fellsway on Weekdays. Evening, Weekend, & Holiday Service are Provided by Charlestown Garage.

Charlestown Garage: 236 Buses
1 2006 New Flyer D40LF Diesel: 0620-Instruction Work Bus
192 2019-2020 New Flyer XDE40 Hybrids: 1925-2087 2089-2118
32 2020 New Flyer XDE40 Hybrids: 3118 3128-3145 3147-3159
5 2024-2026 New Flyer XE40 BAE: 4200-4204-In Testing
5 2024-2027 New Flyer XE40 BAE: 4300-4304-One Bus Used on 71 or 73 on Weekdays for Performance, Data, and Evaluation Purposes

Peak Requirements for Somerville-Bennett Division is 94 Buses and for Charlestown Division is 83 Buses. 177 Buses Total from Charlestown. 55 Buses from Fellsway Garage.

Bus Information:
Manufacturer: New Flyer Industries, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Model: Xcelsior Electric 40 Foot Low Floor Battery Electric Bus (XE40 BAE)
Engine: Battery Siemens Electric Drive
Suspension: Siemens Electric Drive
Destination Signs: TwinVision Smart Series III Amber
Seating: 33 American Seating InSight-Prime for Buses 4200-4231 and 36 Seats for 4300-4387.
Doors: 2 Vapor Doors on the Right for Buses 4300-4387 and an additional left side door for buses 4200-4231. Seats are Flip-Up Configurated for Passenger Preferences & ADA Accessibilities
Length: 40 feet
Width: 102 inches
Height: 10 feet, 1/2 inches
Batteries: 6 Long Range Batteries (5 on Roof & 1 on Back)
Buses Include Advanced Energy Storage System (ESS), Safety Monitoring and Early Faulty Detection
Vehicle Range: 110 Miles (Full Charge)
Buses Test Drives: 180+ Miles
Buses Feature Enhanced Operator Security Barrier for Defense and Safety
Buses Feature Dual Passenger Information Stop Listing/Destination/Transfer Connection Digital Screen Displays
Wheelchair Locations: 4
Two Emergency Hatches Added and Window Opening Featured.
Motion/Camera Detectors Featured for Vehicles, Objects, and Pedestrians to Alert Driver
Geofencing Capability is Also Featured
The T Awarded New Flyer Industries for 80 New Battery Electric Buses on July 27 of 2023 for $119 Million US Dollars. Later on December 18 of 2025 Approved an Additional 40 Battery Electric Buses for $76 Million US Dollars. $22 Million US Dollars Provided by the MassDEP and $40 Million US Dollars Provided by the Federal Transit Administration.
Price Per Each Bus: $1.2 Million US Dollars
Total Buses: 4200-4231-(Left Side Door Equipped) (32) 4300-4387 (88) (120 XE40 BAE Buses Total)

10 Pilot Buses Were Scheduled to Arrive in Summer of 2024, However Ultimately Delayed. 4202 First Production Bus Delivered to the MBTA Cabot Street Maintenance Repair/Fueling Facility in South End, Boston for Testing. 4200-4201 4203-4204 4300-4304 Were Shipped from Canada to the MBTA Southampton Street Maintenance Repair/Fueling Facility in South End, Boston, Massachusetts Beginning in March 2025. Buses are Charged at Southampton Street Garage in which contains chargers for Battery Electric Buses. Buses are driven around Boston for testing, with barrels to stimulate passenger capacity beginning in April 2025. More delivered buses are shipped towards Northeastern Bus Rebuilders Facility in Readville, Hyde Park, Massachusetts. 4200 was sent to the Belmont Fire Department for testing on November 2025. 4200-4231 are booked to operate from the new Retrofitted North Cambridge Electric Bus Power/Repair Facility for Routes 71 & 73. 4300-4387 are booked for the new Quincy Adams Electric Bus Garage for Quincy Division for Routes: 201 202 210 211 215 216 217 220 222 222P 225 225W 226 230 236 238 240 240A 240H 245. 4300 and 4302 first put in passenger service on Route 71 on January 6 of 2025.