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CTDOT orders up to 75 zero-emission battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE(TM) buses from New Flyer, expands sustainable mobility in greater Connecticut
CTDOT orders up to 75 zero-emission battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE™ buses from N...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n CTDOT orders up to 75 zero-emission battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE™ buses from New Flyer, expands sustainable mobility in greater Connecticut\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n ST. CLOUD, Minn.\n \n ,\n \n Jan. 12, 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 Connecticut Department of Transportation (\"CTDOT\") has awarded New Flyer a contract for 12 Xcelsior CHARGE™ battery-electric, forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses, with options to purchase up to 63 additional zero-emission buses in thirty-five or forty-foot lengths throughout the remaining term of the five-year agreement.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CTDOT owns and operates nearly all public transportation services in\n \n Connecticut\n \n , delivering more than 27 million annual trips. Its CTtransit bus system is the state's largest – supporting eight urban areas – and includes CTfastrak, a bus rapid transit system launched in 2015.\n \n \n \"For over 25 years, we have supported CTDOT with reliable transportation, delivering over 900 New Flyer buses and MCI coaches. With a goal of building more livable and sustainable communities, CTDOT is now counting on New Flyer technology for zero-emission adoption at scale,\" said\n \n Chris Stoddart\n \n , President, New Flyer and MCI. \"Every Xcelsior CHARGE bus on Connecticut roads will reduce up to 160 tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year, delivering immediate benefits with cleaner, quieter, more sustainable mobility – a win for everyone.\"\n \n \n The purchase, supported by Federal Transit Administration funds, furthers CTDOT's Electric Bus Initiative, a partnership between CTDOT, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and bus transit providers that commits to providing a safe, reliable, sustainable clean energy transportation system.\n \n \n \"We are thrilled to be developing – and ...