NFTA-Metro Adding New Flyer Buses

The agreement includes a firm order for 10 Xcelsior CHARGE® heavy-duty transit buses and options to purchase up to 140 additional buses.

by Staff

October 21, 2021

NFTA-Metro Adding New Flyer Buses — NFTA-Metro provides bus and rail transportation services in Erie and Niagara Counties in New York State, delivering over 24 million rides annually.
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Buffalo, N.Y.’s Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA-Metro) issued a five-year contract to New Flyer of America Inc., which includes a firm order for 10 Xcelsior CHARGE® heavy-duty transit buses and options to purchase up to 140 additional buses.

NFTA-Metro provides bus and rail transportation services in Erie and Niagara Counties in New York State, delivering over 24 million rides annually. Phase 1, 2020-2021 of NFTA-Metro's Electric Bus Implementation plan aims to introduce battery-electric buses to its existing fleet of 323 buses, powered with diesel, hybrid, and compressed natural gas.

"We are excited to provide these 10 NFI buses to NFTA-Metro as the transit agency takes its first step towards electrifying its fleet,” said Paul Soubry, president/CEO, NFI. “NFI is leading the evolution to zero-emission mobility by providing the widest range of zero-emission battery and fuel cell-electric buses and coaches, alongside innovative technology and infrastructure, and is helping transit agencies like NFTA-Metro make the switch to zero-emission.”

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