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Atlanta's MARTA orders 6 Xcelsior CHARGE(TM) 40-foot electric buses from New Flyer
Atlanta's MARTA orders 6 Xcelsior CHARGE™ 40-foot electric buses from New Flyer ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Atlanta's MARTA orders 6 Xcelsior CHARGE™ 40-foot electric buses from New Flyer\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n Order marks MARTA's first electric bus purchase from New Flyer, joins over 40 North American agencies with active zero-emission bus programs supported by New Flyer\n \n \n \n \n ST. CLOUD, Minn.\n \n ,\n \n Jan. 7, 2021\n \n /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 the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (\"MARTA\") has awarded New Flyer with a new order for six Xcelsior CHARGE™ zero-emission, battery-electric forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARTA is among the largest transit systems in the U.S., providing public transit to the\n \n Atlanta\n \n metropolitan region and delivering 116 million passenger trips per year.\n \n \n The purchase is supported by federal funding from the Federal Transit Administration's (\"FTA\") Low or No Emission (\"Low-No\") Grant Program, and continues MARTA's pursuit of reducing greenhouse gas (\"GHG\") emissions through sustainable transportation. MARTA has been transitioning to lower-emission propulsion since 1996, when the agency first introduced compressed natural gas (\"CNG\") buses from New Flyer.\n \n \n \"Since 1990, New Flyer has supported MARTA with progressive innovation over the 1,200 buses we delivered, and today, we achieve a new milestone supporting MARTA's transition to zero-emission,\" said\n \n Chris Stoddart\n \n , President, New Flyer of America. \"As more cities demand reduced GHG emissions and greater sustainability, New Flyer is meeting that need with zero-emission buses, technology, and infrastructure – as a manufacturer offering comprehensive mobility solutions and workforce development at scale. With our battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE™ buses, MARTA joins leading agencies acro...