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Vontas announces new product initiatives group focusing on advancing innovation of ITS products

Vontas, a leading provider in delivering Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), announced today their launch of a new group inside the organization, dedicated to the establishment and advancement of New Product Initiatives. The group is supported by dedicated Research and Development and backed by two of the biggest transit and software conglomerates in the world – Constellation Software and Modaxo. In […]

Greyhound extends Peace of Mind policy just in time for holiday travel

The largest provider of intercity bus transportation in North America is continuing to put its customers first as it enters the busy holiday season. Greyhound Lines Inc. is extending its Peace of Mind policy through January 15th, 2022. The policy provides travelers with the confidence to travel, offering the ability to cancel a trip without […]

North American Transit Alliance announces new leadership and board reelection

The Board of Directors for the North American Transit Alliance (NATA) has elected Transdev CEO Laura Hendricks to the position of vice chair and Keolis North America CEO David Scorey to the position of treasurer. The board also voted to extend all board positions through December 2023. First Transit / First Vehicle Services President and […]

World leaders at COP26 transported in NFI electric buses provided by Stagecoach

NFI Group Inc. (NFI), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mass mobility solutions, subsidiary Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) today announced that dignitaries from around the world, including UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and UN Secretary-General António Guterres, were transported in BYD ADL Enviro400EV electric double deck buses during the […]

RTC of Southern Nevada awards NFI subsidiary New Flyer a contract for up to 130 low-emission CNG buses

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 awarded its subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc. (New Flyer) a new contract for 30 Xcelsior® compressed natural gas (CNG) sixty-foot, heavy-duty transit buses (60 […]

NFI achieves new milestone with completion of over 50 million electric vehicle service miles

NFI Group Inc. (NFI), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mass mobility solutions, today announced that its electric vehicles (EVs) have collectively travelled more than 50 million zero-emission miles. Through this milestone, NFI EVs have prevented nearly 140,000 imperial tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from entering the environment […]

NFI subsidiary ADL invited by UK Government to show its market-leading, electric, zero-emission double-deck bus in COP26 Blue Zone

  NFI Group Inc. (NFI), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mass mobility solutions, today announced that its subsidiary Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL), is showcasing one of its electric, zero-emission, double-deck buses at the 26th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. The […]

NFI receives order from SamTrans in California for seven battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG™ buses

NFI Group Inc. (NFI), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mass mobility solutions, today announced that San Mateo County Transit (SamTrans) has awarded NFI subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc. (New Flyer) a contract for seven next generation battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG™ forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses. SamTrans provides transportation […]

NFI launches Electrical Technician Training Program in continued pursuit of enabling the new mobility era

NFI Group Inc. (NFI), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mass mobility solutions, today announced that subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc. (New Flyer) has launched its Electrical Technician Training Program (ETTP). The ETTP, launched initially in New Flyer’s Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota facilities, is a program encompassing […]

Nova Bus unveils its new, long-range 100% electric LFSe+ bus in the North American market

  Nova Bus, a member of the Volvo Group and a leading North American transit bus manufacturer, is proud to unveil for the first time in North America its new 100% electric, long-range dual charging bus: the LFSe+, at the New York Public Transit Association conference in Albany, New York.  Our new LFSe+ is the result of the perfect […]