ST. CLOUD, Minn., Jan. 14, 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 Port Authority of Allegheny County ("PAAC"), headquartered in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has
converted options to order six more forty-foot zero-emission,
battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE™ heavy-duty transit buses.
The purchase, supported by Federal Transit Administration
("FTA") Low or No Emission ("Low-No") Grant Program funds,
will replace end of life diesel vehicles with efficient,
sustainable battery-electric buses. In 2019, PAAC ordered its first
two New Flyer electric buses, with the contract including options
to buy eight more buses over the next five years. The additional
six will bring PAAC's zero-emission fleet to eight Xcelsior CHARGE™
buses.
PAAC is the second largest public transit agency in Pennsylvania, providing more than 62 million
annual passenger trips in Allegheny
County. In 2019, PAAC started its zero-emission transition
to improve air quality, enhance community quality of life, and
protect the environment.
"Since 2011 New Flyer has supported PAAC with fully-accessible
transit, having delivered over 125 clean diesel buses to the
county," said Chris Stoddart,
President, New Flyer and MCI. "With its second order of electric
buses, PAAC continues to count on New Flyer technology for safe and
reliable transportation – expanding the added benefit of clean,
quiet, sustainable mobility that offers lower maintenance costs and
high performance through even the most demanding environments. We
have more electric buses on the road in America than any other
manufacturer, and will keep driving zero-emission adoption with
scalable mobility solutions that work."
New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE™ buses reduce up to 100-160 tons of
greenhouse gas per year1. Today, New Flyer delivers
immediate emission reduction through its battery-electric Xcelsior
CHARGE™ and fuel cell-electric Xcelsior CHARGE H2™ buses, and
supports zero-emission deployments through New Flyer Infrastructure
Solutions™, which provides safe and reliable infrastructure
services for smart, sustainable mobility projects. For information
on New Flyer's zero-emission buses, visit newflyer.com/CHARGE, and
for information on infrastructure services, 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.
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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.
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.