(TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI.DB) NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), a
leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in
electric mass mobility solutions, today announced that the Regional
Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (“RTC”) has exercised
options for 24 Xcelsior® compressed natural gas (“CNG”)
60-foot, heavy-duty transit buses (48 equivalent units or “EUs”),
converted from its subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc. (“New
Flyer”)’s backlog in Q4 2022.
RTC is a regional entity overseeing public
transportation, traffic management, and roadway design and
construction funding for Southern Nevada. RTC’s public transit
system delivers more than 64 million annual passenger rides in the
greater Las Vegas Valley. The options are part of a five-year
contract with RTC announced in 2021 for up to 130 Xcelsior CNG
sixty-foot buses, supported by Federal Transit Administration
(“FTA”) funds.
“New Flyer is a leader in low- and no-emission
mobility, with more than 13,000 CNG buses on the roads across North
America. For over 30 years, RTC has partnered with New Flyer to
deliver more than 820 buses, nearly half of which were CNG
propulsion,” said Chris Stoddart, President, North American Bus and
Coach, NFI. “Each low-emission, quiet Xcelsior CNG bus emits 90%
less nitrogen oxide compared to traditional diesel engines.
Together with RTC, we are creating a more livable, connected, and
healthy Las Vegas Valley community.”
New Flyer’s Xcelsior CNG buses eliminate the
need for particulate filters and regeneration cycles, ultimately
lending more breathable air to the community. New Flyer CNG buses
conform to the EPA and NHTSA comprehensive Heavy-Duty National
Program that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumption
for heavy-duty highway vehicles. To learn more,
visit newflyer.com/cng.
Today, NFI supports growing North American
cities with scalable, clean, and sustainable mobility solutions
through a four-pillar approach that includes buses and coaches,
technology, infrastructure, and workforce development. NFI also
operates the Vehicle Innovation Center (“VIC”), the first and only
innovation lab of its kind dedicated to advancing bus and coach
technology and providing workforce development. Since opening in
late 2017, the VIC has hosted over 350 interactive events,
welcoming 7,000 industry professionals for EV and infrastructure
training.
About NFI
Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI
is leading the electrification of mass mobility around the world.
With zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and
technology, NFI meets today’s urban demands for scalable smart
mobility solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities
through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation.
With 7,500 team members in nine countries, NFI
is a leading global bus manufacturer of mass mobility solutions
under the brands New Flyer® (heavy-duty transit buses), MCI® (motor
coaches), Alexander Dennis Limited (single and double-deck buses),
Plaxton (motor coaches), ARBOC® (low-floor cutaway and medium-duty
buses), and NFI Parts™. NFI currently offers the widest range of
sustainable drive systems available, including zero-emission
electric (trolley, battery, and fuel cell), natural gas, electric
hybrid, and clean diesel. In total, NFI supports its installed base
of over 105,000 buses and coaches around the world. The Shares are
traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol NFI and NFI’s
convertible unsecured debentures trade on the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbol NFI.DB. News and information is available
at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com,
www.nfi.parts, www.alexander-dennis.com, www.arbocsv.com, and
www.carfaircomposites.com.
About New Flyer
New Flyer is North America’s heavy-duty transit
bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the
Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE® brands. It also offers
infrastructure development through NFI Infrastructure Solutions™, a
service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable
charging and mobility solutions. New Flyer actively supports over
35,000 heavy-duty transit buses (New Flyer, NABI, and Orion)
currently in service, of which 8,600 are powered by electric motors
and battery propulsion and 1,900 are zero-emission. Further
information is available at www.newflyer.com.
Forward-Looking StatementThis
press release may contain forward-looking statements relating to
expected future events and financial and operating results of NFI
Group that involve risks and uncertainties. Although the
forward-looking statements contained in this press release are
based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions,
investors cannot be assured that actual results will be consistent
with these forward-looking statements, and the differences may be
material. Actual results may differ materially from management
expectations as projected in such forward-looking statements for a
variety of reasons, including market and general economic
conditions and economic conditions of and funding availability for
customers to purchase buses and to purchase parts or services;
customers may not exercise options to purchase additional buses;
the ability of customers to suspend or terminate contracts for
convenience; production may be delayed or production rates may be
decreased as a result of the pandemic or ongoing and future supply
chain disruptions and shortages of parts and components, shipping
and freight delays, and disruption to labor supply; and the other
risks and uncertainties discussed in the materials filed with the
Canadian securities regulatory authorities and available on SEDAR
at www.sedar.com.
Due to the potential impact of these factors,
the NFI Group disclaims any intention or obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, unless required by
applicable law.
For media inquiries, please contact: Amanda
WankeP: 515.474.1704Amanda_Wanke@newflyer.com
For investor inquiries, please
contact: Stephen King P:
204.224.6382 Stephen.King@nfigroup.com
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