Montréal and Laval Award Canada’s Largest-Yet Battery-Electric Bus Contract to New Flyer

The Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) and the Société de transport de Laval (STL) have awarded New Flyer a contract for 40 forty-foot, zero-emission, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE heavy-duty transit buses, marking the largest-yet battery-electric bus contract in Canada.  The buses will use depot-based charging to slow-charge the buses, which are fitted with 466 kWh battery packs on board.

New Flyer bid successfully against two competitors, confirming its position as now serving all 25 of the largest transit agencies in North America.  The notice to proceed for the pilot bus is expected 31 October 2018, and the notice to proceed for the production buses is expected following the nine month review of the pilot bus.
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With the announcement, Laval and Montréal join Toronto, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Portland, Palm Springs, and other cities across North America operating New Flyer’s zero-emission, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE buses.

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