Skip to main content Currently Reading BART's new cars spending more time in shop than old ones - problems with software and flat wheels FacebookTwitterEmail Cars of a train heading for Millbrae is devoid of commuters at the MacArthur BART station in Oakland, Calif. on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. BART is joining transit agencies from around the country in seeking economic federal relief funds because of dwindling ridership during the coronavirus shutdown.Paul Chinn/The Chronicle BART says the new, $2 million cars that make up its “Fleet of the Future” are clean, sleek and a pleasure to ride, but they’re also causing nearly three times as many service delays as the 40-year-old cars they are replacing.