ST. CLOUD, MN, Sept. 23, 2018 /CNW/ - (TSX: NFI) New Flyer of
America Inc. ("New Flyer"), the U.S. subsidiary of NFI Group Inc.
("NFI"), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and
parts distributor in North
America, today announced that the Utah Transit Authority
("UTA") has awarded New Flyer a contract for five forty-foot New
Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE™ heavy-duty, battery-electric
buses.
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The award includes the zero-emission buses and supporting
charging equipment, and was supported by Federal Transit
Administration ("FTA") funds through the Low or No Emission
("Low-No") Vehicle Deployment Program. Partners include the
University of Utah, CALSTART,
Utah State University, Rocky Mountain
Power, and the Utah Office of Energy Development. Rocky Mountain
Power will provide technical support and management for daily
charging demands, CALSTART will collect data, analyze, and report
on vehicle performance, and the Utah Office of Energy Development
will support promotion of more efficient, renewable energy
infrastructure.
"New Flyer is proud to deliver safe, reliable, zero-emission
transit to the community of Salt Lake
City and the University of
Utah," said Wayne Joseph,
President, New Flyer of America. "We commend UTA as an industry
leader in developing and providing mobility solutions for its
communities, and through deploying our Xcelsior CHARGE buses, also
improving transit sustainability while improving air quality and
conserving natural resources."
The Xcelsior CHARGE™ buses will serve Salt Lake City and the University of Utah campus. Three will be deployed
on a UTA route between downtown Salt Lake
City and the university, while the other two buses will
support the university's new transit shuttle using a dedicated
transit and pedestrian lane.
"The Utah Transit Authority is looking forward to putting these
five New Flyer battery-electric buses into service in our
community," said Steve Meyer,
Interim Executive Director of UTA. "Air quality is a major concern
in our service area and a top priority for UTA. These zero-emission
buses will aid UTA in its efforts to improve our air quality
throughout the year, and be a responsible steward of our precious
natural resources."
The Utah Transit Authority is the provider of public
transportation and mobility solutions in the Wasatch Front of
Utah, including the metropolitan
areas of Ogden, Park City, Provo, Salt Lake
City, and Tooele. It
provides over 45 million trips annually, and in 2014, UTA was named
the American Public Transportation Association's Outstanding Public
Transportation System.
NFI has over 50 years of experience in manufacturing
zero-emission buses (ZEBs). In 2018, it joined CharIN to support
industry charging standards for all electric vehicles, became the
first licensee outside the Volvo Group to join OppCharge in
North America, and became the
first bus manufacturer in the world to sign on to the Shared
Mobility Principles for Livable Cities. It is the only provider of
full suite bus solutions in North
America, offering transit, motor coach, and low-floor
cutaway buses.
About NFI Group
With nearly 6,000 team members, operating from 31 facilities
across Canada and the United States, NFI is North America's largest bus manufacturer
providing a comprehensive suite of mass transportation solutions
under several brands: New Flyer® (heavy-duty transit
buses), ARBOC® (low-floor cutaway and medium-duty
buses), MCI® (motor coaches), and NFI Parts™ (parts,
support, and service). NFI buses 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). For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, NFI posted revenues of US
$2.4 billion. NFI common shares are
traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol NFI. News and
information are available at www.nfigroup.com.
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.
New Flyer actively supports over 44,000 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 of America Inc.