ChannelTwoNews Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/10/05/2755252/0/en/NFI-announces-significant-order-for-up-to-210-high-performance-New-Flyer-Xcelsior-buses-for-Houston-s-METRO.html "ST. CLOUD, Minn., Oct. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI.DB) NFI Group Inc. (NFI), a leading independent bus and motor coach manufacturer and a leader in zero-emission electric mobility solutions, today announced that NFI subsidiary New Flyer of America (New Flyer), has been awarded a new two-year contract from Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO) for 160 Xcelsior® 40-foot clean-diesel transit buses with options to purchase up to 50 additional buses. With this large order, NFI will add up to 210 buses to its backlog in the third quarter of 2023 for firm and option orders." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 "clean diesel" . ok 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay123 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Whatever happened to the electric buses we where going to get? Have they been delivered or are they testing them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 4 hours ago, wilcal said: "clean diesel" . ok In this case they're not just blowing smoke (pun fully intended). Although nothing's going to beat an EV in terms of emissions, newer-generation diesel engines are far removed from the old-school, smoke-belching ones that everyone's been stuck behind at some point. https://www.newflyer.com/bus/xcelsior-diesel/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 21 hours ago, Jay123 said: Whatever happened to the electric buses we where going to get? Have they been delivered or are they testing them? Yes, they are testing and have some on the road. They have been updating some of the stations with charging infrastructure as well. I know the Polk bus depot has some based there. I talked with a METRO rep during sustainability week or some street festival thing downtown and they said that it was going well, but it is actually the winters and not the summers that present logistical challenges. 18 hours ago, mkultra25 said: In this case they're not just blowing smoke (pun fully intended). Although nothing's going to beat an EV in terms of emissions, newer-generation diesel engines are far removed from the old-school, smoke-belching ones that everyone's been stuck behind at some point. https://www.newflyer.com/bus/xcelsior-diesel/ I get it, but the branding is pretty shitty. New healthy Big Mac with one fewer cheese slice! is basically what they are going for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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