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King County Metro agrees to purchase up to 120 zero-emission, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE(TM) buses from New Flyer; marks a milestone achievement toward 2040 commitment
King County Metro agrees to purchase up to 120 zero-emission, battery-electric Xcelsior CH...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nKing County Metro agrees to purchase up to 120 zero-emission, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE™ buses from New Flyer; marks a milestone achievement toward 2040 commitment\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\nCanada NewsWire\nST. CLOUD, MN, Jan. 30, 2020\n\n\n\nST. CLOUD, MN, Jan. 30, 2020 /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 King County Metro (\"Metro\") has agreed to purchase 40 sixty-foot zero-emission, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE™ heavy-duty transit buses from New Flyer, with plans to order an additional 80 battery-electric buses in the coming year. Upon execution of the purchase agreement with Metro, the order will be added to New Flyer's backlog. \n\n \n \n\n \nMetro's agreement to purchase up to 120 new battery-electric buses, starting with the initial order of zero-emission articulated buses, was announced today by King County Executive Dow Constantine alongside Metro General Manager Rob Gannon, during a celebratory event and bus demonstration at Metro's South Training Facility in Seattle, Washington. The announcement follows Metro's 2018 electric bus evaluation program, which used New Flyer's Xcelsior CHARGE™ buses, and is a major milestone in the county's efforts to improve air quality, reduce carbon and create a zero-emissions bus fleet by 2040 or earlier. \nIn 2017, Executive Constantine and Metro General Manager Rob Gannon called on the industry to invest more in battery-electric options, including the creation of coaches that could travel farther and handle the varying terrain requirements of the region. New Flyer stepped up to the challenge, producing both a 40-foot and 60-foot battery-electric bus that met Metro's specifications and timeline needs. The buses Metro will purchase both have a battery size of 466 kWh. \n\"Metro is a proven climate leader in America, and today's announcement brings us even closer to the reality of a 100% zero-emission fleet,\" said...