Order marks MARTA's first electric bus
purchase from New Flyer, joins over 40 North American agencies with
active zero-emission bus programs supported by New Flyer
ST. CLOUD, Minn., Jan. 7, 2021 /CNW/ - (TSX: NFI) New Flyer of
America Inc. ("New Flyer"), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. ("NFI"),
one of the world's leading independent global bus manufacturers,
today announced that the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit
Authority ("MARTA") has awarded New Flyer with a new order for six
Xcelsior CHARGE™ zero-emission, battery-electric forty-foot
heavy-duty transit buses.
MARTA is among the largest transit systems in the U.S.,
providing public transit to the Atlanta metropolitan region and delivering 116
million passenger trips per year.
The purchase is supported by federal funding from the Federal
Transit Administration's ("FTA") Low or No Emission
("Low-No") Grant Program, and continues MARTA's pursuit of
reducing greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions through sustainable
transportation. MARTA has been transitioning to lower-emission
propulsion since 1996, when the agency first introduced compressed
natural gas ("CNG") buses from New Flyer.
"Since 1990, New Flyer has supported MARTA with progressive
innovation over the 1,200 buses we delivered, and today, we achieve
a new milestone supporting MARTA's transition to zero-emission,"
said Chris Stoddart, President, New
Flyer of America. "As more cities demand reduced GHG emissions and
greater sustainability, New Flyer is meeting that need with
zero-emission buses, technology, and infrastructure – as a
manufacturer offering comprehensive mobility solutions and
workforce development at scale. With our battery-electric Xcelsior
CHARGE™ buses, MARTA joins leading agencies across the continent
who have begun the transition to sustainable mobility."
Designed on the proven Xcelsior® platform, New Flyer
offers zero-emission mobility through its battery-electric Xcelsior
CHARGE™ (in 35, 40, and 60-foot lengths) and fuel cell-electric
Xcelsior CHARGE H2™ (in 40 and 60-foot lengths), and supports
zero-emission deployments through New Flyer Infrastructure
Solutions™, providing safe and reliable services for smart,
sustainable mobility projects. Its full-suite infrastructure
service includes support, planning, optimization, and transition to
ensure a successful transition to zero-emission mobility, working
closely with leading firms including Siemens, ABB, ChargePoint,
Burns & McDonnell and Black & Veatch. Since its launch in
January 2019, New Flyer
Infrastructure Solutions has installed over 150 smart chargers
across North America.
For information on New Flyer's zero-emission buses, visit
newflyer.com/CHARGE. For information on New Flyer Infrastructure
Solutions™ visit newflyer.com/infrastructuresolutions.
New Flyer has been leading innovation in mobility for 90 years,
and today supports growing 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 and motor coach technology and providing
essential workforce development through electric bus training, now
available online. New Flyer is testing automated vehicle technology
and remains committed to the development of technology standards
that deliver safe, clean, sustainable, connected mobility options
to communities.
About NFI
Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI is leading the
electrification of mass mobility around the world. With
zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and technology,
NFI meets today's urban demands for scalable smart mobility
solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through
connected, clean, and sustainable transportation.
With 8,000 team members in ten countries, NFI is a leading
global bus manufacturer of mass mobility solutions under the brands
New Flyer® (heavy-duty transit buses), MCI®
(motor coaches), Alexander Dennis Limited (single and double-deck
buses), Plaxton (motor coaches), ARBOC® (low-floor
cutaway and medium-duty buses), and NFI Parts™. NFI currently
offers the widest range of sustainable drive systems available,
including zero-emission electric (trolley, battery, and fuel cell),
natural gas, electric hybrid, and clean diesel. In total, NFI
supports its installed base of over 105,000 buses and coaches
around the world. NFI common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbol NFI. News and information is 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 35,000 heavy-duty transit buses (New
Flyer, NABI, and Orion) currently in service, of which 8,600 are
powered by electric motors and battery propulsion and 1,900 are
zero-emission. Further information is available at
www.newflyer.com.
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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
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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
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whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
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SOURCE New Flyer of America Inc.