New Flyer Receives Order for 100 Hybrid and Battery-Electric Buses for Washington Metro
New Flyer will supply 75 hybrid-electric and 25 battery-electric buses to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as part of a fleet modernization effort.
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What Happened
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority exercised options from New Flyer's backlog for 75 Xcelsior hybrid-electric and 25 Xcelsior CHARGE NG battery-electric buses. The purchase is supported by federal, state, and local funding, including the FTA Low or No Emission grant program. The new buses will replace end-of-life vehicles and support Metro's five-year Strategic Transformation Plan.
Base order of 100 New Flyer hybrid-electric buses announced under a five-year contract.
Options exercised for 75 additional hybrid-electric and 25 battery-electric buses.
“These new hybrid and battery-electric buses allow us to replace aging vehicles, improve the customer experience, and continue modernizing our fleet while reducing emissions across the region.”
Why this matters
This order helps Metro replace aging buses with cleaner, more efficient vehicles, supporting its goal to reduce emissions and improve service for millions of riders in the Washington region.
Terms in This Story
- Hybrid-electric bus
- A bus that combines an internal combustion engine with an electric motor and battery to improve fuel efficiency.
- Battery-electric bus
- A bus powered entirely by electricity stored in rechargeable batteries, producing zero tailpipe emissions.
- Zero-emission bus
- A bus that produces no exhaust emissions, such as battery-electric or hydrogen fuel cell buses.
- Buy America
- A U.S. law requiring that transit vehicles be manufactured in the United States with a certain percentage of domestic content.
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