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Rhode Island places order for electric bus fleet
Through the deployment, Rhode Island Public Transit Authority aims to advance its green initiative to reduce transit operating costs and environmental impact, making the state more sustainable.
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has placed an order for 14 battery-electric, zero-emission transit buses and charging infrastructure.
The purchase was made through the Connecticut Department of Transportation contract and marks RIPTA’s first order of NFI zero-emission buses and infrastructure.
In addition to battery-electric, zero-emission Xcelsior Charge 40-foot heavy-duty transit buses, the order includes five ABB 50kWh depot chargers from NFI Infrastructure Solutions to support battery-electric bus deployment in the Rhode Island region.
Green initiative
Based in Providence, RIPTA provides public transportation in the State of Rhode Island and delivers more than 11.25 million annual bus rides on 55 bus routes.
Through the deployment, RIPTA aims to advance its green initiative to reduce transit operating costs and environmental impact, ultimately making the state more sustainable.
“RIPTA is counting on NFI’s advanced mobility and infrastructure solutions to enable the transition to zero-emission at scale,” said Chris Stoddart, president, North American Bus and Coach.
“Our battery-electric buses deliver immediate emissions reduction which helps fulfil RIPTA’s commitment to sustainability. Together, we are reducing greenhouse gases, providing cleaner air, and working to create healthier communities.”
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Designed on the Xcelsior platform, each battery electric Xcelsior Charge bus can reduce up to 100-160 tons of greenhouse gas per year, NFI claims.
NFI Group’s subsidiary New Flyer of America (New Flyer) was awarded the contract.
New Flyer’s zero-emission deployments are supported by NFI Infrastructure Solutions, providing safe and reliable infrastructure services for smart, sustainable mobility projects with more than 200 chargers installed to date.
“Our battery-electric buses deliver immediate emissions reduction which helps fulfil RIPTA’s commitment to sustainability”
NFI is an independent bus and coach manufacturer and dealer in electric mass mobility solutions with electric vehicles operating (or on order) in more than 80 cities in five countries.
Its brands include New Flyer (heavy-duty transit buses), MCI (motor coaches), Alexander Dennis Limited (single- and double-deck buses), Plaxton (motor coaches), ARBOC (low-floor cutaway and medium-duty buses), and NFI Parts.
New Flyer reports it actively supports more than 35,000 heavy-duty transit buses (New Flyer, NABI, and Orion) currently in service, of which 8,600 are powered by electric motors and battery propulsion and 1,900 are zero-emission.
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