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Knoxville selects New Flyer with award for up to 25 battery-electric Xcelsior buses and the associated charging infrastructure from New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions(TM)
Knoxville selects New Flyer with award for up to 25 battery-electric Xcelsior buses and t...
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[{"type":"text","content":"NewFlyer-KAT-Contact\n \n \n \n Knoxville selects New Flyer with award for up to 25 battery-electric Xcelsior buses and the associated charging infrastructure from New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions™\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 ST. CLOUD, Minn., Oct. 13, 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n ST. CLOUD, Minn.\n \n ,\n \n Oct. 13, 2020\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 Knoxville Area Transit (\"KAT\") has awarded New Flyer a contract for twelve zero-emission, battery-electric thirty five-foot heavy-duty transit buses, with options to purchase up to 13 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 \"This contract includes charging infrastructure encompassing six depot chargers, one portable trailer-mounted charger, and design-build support from New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions, including installation services, software and software services, training, warranties, and commissioning,\" said\n \n Chris Stoddart\n \n , New Flyer President. \"Working with KAT on a comprehensive mobility solution including both buses and infrastructure will ensure an optimized approach to the design and deployment of zero-emission mobility.\"\n \n \n KAT provides public transportation in\n \n Knoxville, Tennessee\n \n , delivering around 3 million passenger trips per year.\n \n Knoxville\n \n is the third largest city in\n \n Tennessee\n \n and is among the ten fastest growing cities in America. \"KAT has been actively pursuing the transition to low and no-emissions in the KAT fleet over recent years,\" said\n \n Isaac Thorne\n \n , Director of Transit for the\n \n City of Knoxville\n \n . \"Together with New Flyer, we are making zero-emission mobility a reality for the\n \n City of Knoxville\n \n . KAT and the\n \n City of Knoxville\n \n aim to lead sustainability in\n \n Tenne...