ST. CLOUD, MN, Jan. 2, 2020 /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 the Los Angeles County Metro Transit Authority
("LACMTA" or "LA Metro") has exercised options for 70
Xcelsior® 60-foot, heavy-duty compressed natural gas
("CNG") transit buses, for a total of 140 equivalent units ("EUs")
converted from the backlog. The options are part of a contract with
LA Metro for up to 400 CNG buses originally announced in
October 2017 and includes an initial
order of 65 buses with options to purchase an additional 335 buses.
The buses are built in St. Cloud,
Minnesota, and are completed in Ontario, California.
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The order replaces older, end-of-life vehicles, supporting LA
Metro's goal to reduce emissions in L.A. County through the Zero
Emission Roadmap 2.0, while also working toward fulfillment of its
Vision 2028 Plan. Vision 2028 aims to transform mobility in L.A.
County through a multi-pronged approach that includes reducing
traffic congestion, reducing travel time via high quality transit
options, delivering outstanding trip experiences and enhancing
communities and lives through mobility and equitable access. The
order of articulated buses also allows LA Metro to deliver greater
capacity along its busiest routes, with passenger capacity of up to
120 on each bus.
"Since 1998, New Flyer has proudly delivered nearly 1,500 buses
to LA Metro to provide greater mobility options through public
transit. Our CNG buses continue to provide safe, clean, and
reliable transit while helping the people of L.A. County move
through their community each day," said Chris Stoddart, President, New Flyer. "We
commend LA Metro on its continued pursuit of sustainable and
zero-emission mobility and look forward to assisting the
achievement of 100% zero-emission transit over the next
decade."
Xcelsior CNG buses conform to the Environmental Protection
Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Comprehensive Heavy-Duty National Program standards, reducing fuel
consumption for heavy-duty highway vehicles. This low-emission CNG
option also works to combat global climate change and aggressively
reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from heavy-duty vehicles.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is
the United States' third-busiest
transit agency and is the largest transit agency in L.A. County. LA
Metro delivers bus, light rail, heavy rail and bus rapid transit
services with more than 370 million boardings per year.
New Flyer has been a CNG leader for 25-plus years, with over
13,000 CNG buses delivered in North
America since 1994. CNG buses emit 90% less nitrogen oxide
(NOx) than traditional diesel engines, and are clean, safe, and
readily available – emitting virtually no visible particulate
matter and directly reducing GHG emissions and smog. CNG buses are
also easier to maintain and eliminate the need for particulate
filters and regeneration cycles.
To learn more about New Flyer CNG buses, visit
newflyer.com/buses/Xcelsior.
New Flyer has been leading innovation in transit buses for
nearly 90 years, with over 50 years of experience manufacturing
zero-emission buses and leadership of the Vehicle Innovation
Center, the first and only innovation lab of its kind dedicated to
advancing bus technology. In 2018, New Flyer became the first bus
manufacturer in the world to sign on to the Shared Mobility
Principles for Livable Cities. The company is the only provider of
full-suite bus solutions in North
America with buses, technology, and infrastructure to
support the mobility needs of growing communities and has more
electric buses on the road in America than any other
manufacturer.
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 of America Inc.