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New Flyer unveils Xcelsior CHARGE H2(TM) bus becoming the first to offer two fuel cell-electric models eligible for federal funding
New Flyer unveils Xcelsior CHARGE H2™ bus becoming the first to offer two fuel cell...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nNew Flyer unveils Xcelsior CHARGE H2™ bus becoming the first to offer two fuel cell-electric models eligible for federal funding\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, March 12, 2019\n\n\n\nST. CLOUD, MN, March 12, 2019 /CNW/ - (TSX: NFI) New Flyer of America Inc. and New Flyer Industries Canada ULC (together \"New Flyer\"), subsidiaries of NFI Group Inc. (\"NFI\"), the largest bus manufacturer in North America, today unveiled the Xcelsior CHARGE H2™ – its fuel cell-electric heavy-duty transit bus – and announced that both the forty-foot and sixty-foot model have successfully completed the Federal Transit Administration (\"FTA\") Model Bus Testing Program at Altoona, Pennsylvania (\"Altoona Testing\").\n\n \n \n\n \nThis makes the Xcelsior CHARGE H2™ the first sixty-foot fuel cell-electric bus to complete Altoona, and establishes New Flyer as the only manufacturer to offer both a forty-foot and sixty-foot fuel cell-electric model that qualifies for federal funding.\nThe Xcelsior CHARGE H2™ are vehicles that use environmentally-friendly hydrogen and fuel-cell technology to create electricity and charge batteries for extended-range zero-emission transit operations, saving 85-175 tons of greenhouse gas per year from tailpipe emissions compared to a traditional diesel bus. With a range of up to 300 miles, the bus can be refueled in 6-20 minutes depending on the model and operating conditions, and requires no overnight plug-in electrical re-charging. The Xcelsior CHARGE H2™ also features regenerative braking while decelerating, which recharges the batteries and reduces energy consumption for extending range. The only tailpipe output is clean water vapor.\nNew Flyer has over 50 years of experience manufacturing zero-emission buses (\"ZEBs\"). It introduced its next-generation battery-electric bus, the Xcelsior CHARGE™ in 2017. With the addition of the Xcelsior CHARGE H2™, New Flyer offers the most diverse lineup of commercially available zero-emissio...