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New Flyer wins $93 million Houston METRO order for 100 CNG buses

Houston METRO has ordered 100 New Flyer Xcelsior 40-foot CNG buses in a procurement valued at approximately $93 million. New Flyer of America, a subsidiary of NFI Group, announced the order on 17 September. The new compressed natural gas buses will replace vehicles that have reached the end of their...

Ballard to supply 500 fuel cell engines for New Flyer buses from 2026

Ballard Power Systems announces it has signed an agreement with New Flyer for 500 fuel cell bus engines totaling 50 MW, with deliveries starting in 2026. Ballard Power Systems and New Flyer, part of NFI Group, announced a commercial agreement for the supply of 500 FCmove-HD+ fuel cell engines for in...

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The bus industry’s smartphone moment

On 18 March 1895, at 6:25 in the morning, the world’s first motor bus line opened between Siegen, Netphen and Deuz. The vehicle was a Benz Landauer. It had eight seats, a one-cylinder engine of five horsepower, and fifteen kilometres of bad road ahead of it. On the steepest hill, the passengers had ...

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New Flyer wins $93 million Houston METRO order for 100 CNG buses

Houston METRO has ordered 100 New Flyer Xcelsior 40-foot CNG buses in a procurement valued at approximately $93 million. New Flyer of America, a subsidiary of NFI Group, announced the order on 17 September. The new compressed natural gas buses will replace vehicles that have reached the end of their...

Ballard to supply 500 fuel cell engines for New Flyer buses from 2026

Ballard Power Systems announces it has signed an agreement with New Flyer for 500 fuel cell bus engines totaling 50 MW, with deliveries starting in 2026. Ballard Power Systems and New Flyer, part of NFI Group, announced a commercial agreement for the supply of 500 FCmove-HD+ fuel cell engines for in...

New Flyer will source axles from MAN for another five years

New Flyer will be relying on MAN-made bus axles for another five years (until the end of 2029). The order “includes several thousand axles and spare parts worth over 200 million US dollars“, MAN states. The contract includes VOK-08 front axles and the HY-1350 rear axle series. The axles ...
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