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New Flyer's sixty-foot electric Bus Rapid Transit models become the first and only to complete FTA Altoona Testing
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nNew Flyer's sixty-foot electric Bus Rapid Transit models become the first and only to complete FTA Altoona Testing\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, Nov. 15, 2018\n\n\n\nST. CLOUD, MN, Nov. 15, 2018 /CNW/ - (TSX: NFI) New Flyer of America Inc. (\"New Flyer\"), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (\"NFI\"), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, today announced that New Flyer's sixty-foot articulated heavy-duty transit bus has become the first and only sixty-foot battery-electric bus to complete the Federal Transit Administration (\"FTA\") Model Bus Testing Program at Altoona, Pennsylvania (\"Altoona Testing\").\n\n \n \n\n \nWith successful completion of Altoona Testing, U.S. transit agencies can now utilize FTA funding in support of their purchases of sixty-foot (battery and fuel cell) electric Bus Rapid Transit (\"eBRT\") buses from New Flyer, further enabling smart mobility solutions for cities across North America.\n\"We are tremendously proud to lead transit bus innovation in North America with the first sixty-foot electric bus to complete Altoona Testing,\" said Wayne Joseph, President, New Flyer of America. \"Other manufacturers have attempted the rigorous Altoona tests with sixty-foot buses without success, so we celebrate this important milestone in deploying zero-emission bus propulsion technology, on a proven, safe, and reliable bus platform.\"\nSince 1988, New Flyer has delivered over 7,000 sixty-foot articulated buses with a variety of propulsion systems. All New Flyer zero-emission bus (ZEB) models, including trolley-electric, battery-electric, and fuel cell-electric, are built on New Flyer's proven Xcelsior® platform, which recently celebrated the delivery of its 10,000th bus. \n\"Our sixty-foot electric bus models offer the highest capacity of any transit bus in North America,  with the ability to transport 132 passengers at a time,\" said Chris Stoddart, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Customer Service, New Flyer. \"New Flyer's...