ETS continues pursuit of efficient and
connected public transit in Western
Canada
WINNIPEG, MB, Aug. 13, 2020
/CNW/ - (TSX: NFI) New Flyer Industries Canada ULC ("New
Flyer"), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. ("NFI"), one of the world's
leading independent global bus manufacturers, today announced that
the City of Edmonton, the owner
and operator of Edmonton Transit Service ("ETS"), has awarded New
Flyer a contract for 46 forty-foot Xcelsior® clean
diesel heavy-duty transit buses, which have been converted from New
Flyer's backlog and are currently in delivery.
The contract follows multiple prior orders from ETS, with New
Flyer having delivered over 1,100 buses to the agency since 1992,
and is in addition to the 35 sixty-foot Xcelsior clean-diesel
transit buses (70 equivalent units or "EUs") recently
purchased by the City of Edmonton
and announced in December 2019.
ETS continues to refresh its bus fleet as the city focuses on
improving and expanding efficient mobility through its ETS Annual
Service Plan and 2020 priorities.
"New Flyer has proudly served ETS for years, having delivered
over one thousand buses spanning three decades as Edmonton's population swelled by nearly sixty
percent. With this additional order, we continue to help ETS in
expanding mobility with the most advanced transit technology and
proven platform available in North
America," said Chris
Stoddart, President, New Flyer. "We look forward to
supporting an ETS-driven evolution in community transit, advancing
the experience with more reliable, efficient, and connected
mobility."
New Flyer's clean diesel buses use a four-step process to filter
emissions, with leading technology resulting in highly efficient,
virtually smoke-free engines which can reduce particulate emissions
by 90% and NOx (nitrogen oxide) emissions by 95%. For information
New Flyer's full product line of low and zero-emission Xcelsior
buses, visit newflyer.com/buses/xcelsior-family.
ETS is a fully integrated public transit system providing bus,
light rail, and paratransit service. ETS focuses on service,
infrastructure, and technology to deliver and operate seamless
transit within the City of
Edmonton limits, in addition to Fort
Saskatchewan, Spruce Grove, Beaumont, and
the Edmonton Garrison at Namao.
New Flyer has been leading innovation in mobility for 90 years,
today supporting North American cities with sustainable buses,
technology, and infrastructure. It also operates the Vehicle
Innovation Center, the first and only innovation lab of its kind
dedicated to advancing bus technology and providing workforce
development through electric bus training. New Flyer was the first
bus manufacturer in the world to sign on to the Shared Mobility
Principles for Livable Cities, and is currently developing
automated bus technology to improve safety in public transit.
About NFI
With 9,000 team members operating from more than 50 facilities
across ten countries, NFI is a leading independent global bus
manufacturer providing a comprehensive suite of mass transportation
solutions under brands: New Flyer® (heavy-duty transit
buses), Alexander Dennis Limited (single and double-deck buses),
Plaxton (motor coaches), MCI® (motor coaches),
ARBOC® (low-floor cutaway and medium-duty buses), and
NFI Parts™. NFI buses and motor coaches incorporate the widest
range of drive systems available including: clean diesel, natural
gas, diesel-electric hybrid, and zero-emission electric (trolley,
battery, and fuel cell). In total, NFI now supports over
105,000 buses and coaches currently in service around the world.
NFI common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under
the symbol NFI. News and information are available at
www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com,
www.arbocsv.com, www.alexander-dennis.com, and
www.nfi.parts.
About New Flyer
New Flyer is North America's
heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product
line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE™ brands. It
also offers infrastructure development through New Flyer
Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe,
sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. New
Flyer actively supports over 41,000 heavy-duty transit buses (New
Flyer, NABI, and Orion) currently in service, of which 7,300 are
powered by electric motors and battery propulsion and 1,600 are
zero-emission. Further information is available at
www.newflyer.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements
relating to expected future events and financial and operating
results of NFI Group that involve risks and uncertainties. Although
the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are
based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions,
investors cannot be assured that actual results will be consistent
with these forward-looking statements, and the differences may be
material. Actual results may differ materially from management
expectations as projected in such forward-looking statements for a
variety of reasons, including market and general economic
conditions and economic conditions of and funding availability for
customers to purchase buses and to purchase parts or services,
customers may not exercise options to purchase additional buses,
the ability of customers to suspend or terminate contracts for
convenience and the other risks and uncertainties discussed in the
materials filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities
and available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Due to the potential
impact of these factors, the NFI Group disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
unless required by applicable
law.
SOURCE New Flyer Industries Inc.