New Flyer to deliver 8 CNG buses for BC Transit

BC Transit connects over 52.3 million customers in partnership with 59 local governments across 130 communities in the British Columbia province every year.

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March 20, 2018

New Flyer to deliver 8 CNG buses for BC Transit — *Photo courtesy of New Flyer.*

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New Flyer Industries Canada ULC (New Flyer), the Canadian subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc. (NFI Group), announced that BC Transit Corp. awarded New Flyer a contract for eight Xcelsior compressed natural gas (CNG) 40-foot, heavy-duty transit buses (eight equivalent units), which will be converted from New Flyer’s option backlog to the firm order backlog.

BC Transit connects over 52.3 million customers in partnership with 59 local governments across 130 communities in the British Columbia province every year.

The NFI Group has over 85 years of experience manufacturing buses in Canada and is focused on advancing vehicle innovation through development of Canadian-based intellectual property and removal of barriers to adopting zero-emission vehicles and autonomous driving technologies.

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