New Flyer receives order for up to 150 Xcelsior CHARGE® battery-electric buses from The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
Source：newflyer
From：Taiwan Trade Center, Toronto
Update Time：2022/05/16
New Flyer Industries Group Inc. (“NFI”), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mass mobility solutions, today announced that its subsidiary New Flyer Industries Canada ULC (“New Flyer”) had received new firm orders from the Toronto Transit Commission (“TTC”) for 134 Xcelsior® forty-foot hybrid-electric heavy-duty transit buses, and 68 Xcelsior sixty-foot hybrid-electric buses (136 equivalent units or “EUs”) for a total of 270 EUs. The two four-year contracts include options for up to an additional 263 forty-foot hybrid-electric buses and 100 sixty-foot buses, respectively. In total, NFI will add 733 EUs to its backlog from firm and option orders.
The TTC is the third-largest transit system in North America, delivering more than 526 million annual passenger trips through its bus, subway, streetcar, and paratransit services in Toronto, Ontario. The TTC currently operates the largest fleet of battery-electric buses in North America.
New Flyer says the buses will modernize the TTC’s fleet as it works to meet growing transportation demand in Toronto, and will help accelerate its zero-emission transition.
“New Flyer’s leadership in hybrid-electric mobility spans 20 years, supplying more hybrid buses in North America than any other manufacturer,” said Chris Stoddart, president, of North American Bus and Coach. “Our partnership with TTC started 55 years ago. Since 1968, we have delivered nearly 1,000 vehicles, including 25 battery-electric buses – making New Flyer the only provider of both hybrid-electric and battery-electric buses to TTC. With these new buses, New Flyer adds the ability to meet green zone regulations through intermittent zero-emission operation, and ultimately, is helping accelerate TTC’s transition to zero-emission and building a more livable [Greater Toronto Area].”
Aside from its reduction of emissions by up to 50 percent and reduction of particulate matter by up to 100 percent, these buses are configured with technology known as 'geo-fencing' that utilizes GPS navigation to turn off the diesel engine and run purely on electric power in pre-designated areas. This allows a bus to always be running emission-free in certain areas, like near schools or hospitals.
In addition to the awards received and added to the backlog, the 40-foot hybrid-electric heavy-duty transit bus contract also includes 600 options made available to other Ontario-based transit agencies. Agencies can use these additional options to make their own electric bus purchases, often in a more expedited manner than traditional procurements. As there are no defined quantities allocated to New Flyer, or any other original equipment manufacturer, from these additional options are not included in the backlog and will be once a customer purchases a bus under the agreement.
Source: https://www.newflyer.com/2022/04/torontos-ttc-awards-contracts-for-up-to-565-buses-to-nfi/