NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mass mobility solutions, today announced that it has expanded its partnership with North America’s largest lithium-ion battery recycler, Li-Cycle Corp. (“Li-Cycle”), to now offer heavy-duty electric vehicle (“EV”) battery recycling to public transit customers in North America through Li-Cycle. […]
NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mass mobility solutions, today announced the launch of NFI Financial Solutions™ – its comprehensive vehicle, infrastructure, and battery financing service. The announcement occurred during the American Public Transportation Association’s TRANSform Conference and EXPO in Orlando, Florida. NFI Financial Solutions™ […]
ABC Companies, a leading provider of motorcoach, transit and specialty passenger transport equipment in the United States and Canada, will highlight its recently announced distributor arrangement with Vicinity Motor Corp., a leading supplier of electric, CNG, gas and clean diesel buses at the upcoming APTA Expo. ABC is selling and supporting Vicinity™ heavy-duty mid-size buses […]
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (“ARBOC”), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mobility solutions, today announced a two-year contract with Morongo Basin Transit Authority (“MBTA”) executed on its behalf by ARBOC distributor Creative Bus Sales. The contract, which includes up to three one-year […]
NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mass mobility solutions, today announced the launch of its all new, enhanced connected technology NFI Connect™. The announcement occurred on the first day of the American Public Transportation Association’s TRANSform Conference and EXPO in Orlando, Florida. NFI Connect™ is […]
GILLIG LLC, a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in North America, today announced the availability of a next-generation energy storage system for its battery electric bus. The new storage system provides up to 686 kWh of available energy, the largest capacity in a North American transit bus. “We recognized how critical range was to […]
AMPLY is announcing a new containerized charging solution for fleets called “INRUSH,” which allows customers to utilize semi-permanent, portable charging (housed in an upcycled shipping container), offering fleet operators the ability to charge electric vehicles from any location with suitable utility power capacity. The first INRUSH deployment will be located in Disney’s Toy Story […]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced a new emergency temporary standard to protect more than 84 million workers from the spread of the coronavirus on the job. The nation’s unvaccinated workers face grave danger from workplace exposure to coronavirus, and immediate action is necessary to protect them. Under this standard, covered […]
Today, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was awarded $20,000 from Operation Lifesaver, Inc. for streetcar safety initiatives. The agency intends to utilize the funding to launch a public outreach safety campaign to address unsafe pedestrian activities and behaviors as well as left-turn streetcar-vehicle collisions. RTA was one of six agencies in four states […]
NFI Group Inc., a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in mass mobility solutions, today announced that the Capital Metro Transportation Authority (CapMetro) has awarded NFI subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc. a contract for 26 battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG™ forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses and four battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG™ sixty-foot heavy-duty transit […]