California – SunLine Transit Agency orders five additional hydrogen fuel cell electric buses from NFI.
NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mass mobility solutions, announced that NFI subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc. (“New Flyer”) has been awarded a zero-emission contract from California’s SunLine Transit Agency (“SunLine”) for five forty-foot fuel cell-electric Xcelsior CHARGE H2™ heavy-duty transit buses.
The purchase follows SunLine’s previous 2020 order for five Xcelsior CHARGE H2™ buses and brings SunLine’s total zero-emission fleet to 26 fuel cell-electric vehicles (“EVs”).
SunLine provides bus service in the Coachella Valley, delivering over four million annual passenger trips.
This hydrogen bus order, and SunLine’s previous 2020 zero-emission order, are supported by Federal Transit Administration (“FTA”) funds and will propel fulfillment of the California Air Resources Board’s (“CARB”) Innovative Clean Transit (“ICT”) regulation, five years ahead of state mandates. CARB mandates agencies to transition to 100% zero-emission bus (“ZEB”) fleets by 2040.
Chris Stoddart, President, North American Bus and Coach.
NFI has delivered 65 heavy-duty buses to SunLine since 2004, of which 22 were built on our proven Xcelsior platform.
“SunLine is a pioneer in fuel cell adoption, and this follow-on order is a testament to the proven performance and reliability of our Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus, which delivers extended range of up to 350 miles. We look forward supporting SunLine as it furthers clean mobility in California.”
The Xcelsior CHARGE H2™ is a battery-electric vehicle using compressed hydrogen as an energy source and range extender, requiring only 6-20 minutes to refuel. Fuel cell-electric technology is fully zero-emission and an innovative way to obtain extended-range operation similar to existing transit vehicles.
Built on New Flyer’s proven Xcelsior® platform, the Xcelsior CHARGE H2™ can save 85 to 135 tons of greenhouse gas per year from tailpipe emissions compared to a diesel bus. For more information, visit newflyer.com/chargeh2.
NFI is a leader in zero-emission mobility, with electric vehicles operating (or on order) in more than 80 cities in five countries. NFI offers the widest range of zero-emission battery and fuel cell-electric buses and coaches, and the Company’s vehicles have completed over 50 million EV service miles.
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 late 2017, the VIC has hosted over 300 interactive events, welcoming 4,000 industry professionals for EV and infrastructure training.
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California’s SunLine Transit Agency Orders five additional hydrogen fuel cell-electric buses from NFI, ST. CLOUD, Minn., November 5, 2021
