Albuquerque launches ART project with a third order of buses from New Flyer

In total, ABQ RIDE has ordered 30 high-capacity bus rapid transit (“BRT”) buses from New Flyer for the new Albuquerque Rapid Transit (“ART”) project. The five-door buses feature a passenger capacity of 120 people each and are fully accessible, combining five entry and exit doors with smart leveling for effective platform-to-bus boarding.

“New Flyer is delighted to work with the City of Albuquerque in bringing high-capacity public transit to the ART project,” said Chris Stoddart, President, New Flyer. “Not only will the ART project help reduce traffic congestion in Albuquerque, it will also provide a safe, efficient, and fully accessible transit experience for ABQ RIDE passengers with on-route WiFi, new accessibility features, and a new security camera system.”

ABQ RIDE is the local transit agency serving Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is the state’s most extensive public transportation system providing over 13 million passenger trips each year and traveling an average of 160,000 miles a day. The ART delivers quick and efficient bus service, offering increased dependability and timeliness for passengers and using dedicated lanes to boost the frequency of bus operation.

New Flyer has deployed more five-door, sixty-foot BRT buses than any other manufacturer in North America, and is the only manufacturer in North America to offer a 5-door articulated heavy-duty transit bus. It has over 30 years of experience manufacturing high-capacity BRT buses, with over 7,000 delivered since 1988.

About NFI

With 9,000 team members operating from more than 50 facilities across ten countries, NFI is a leading independent global bus manufacturer providing a comprehensive suite of mass transportation solutions under brands: New Flyer^® (heavy-duty transit buses), Alexander Dennis Limited (single and double-deck buses), Plaxton (motor coaches), MCI^® (motor coaches), ARBOC^® (low-floor cutaway and medium-duty buses), and NFI Parts™. NFI buses and motor coaches incorporate the widest range of drive systems available including: clean diesel, natural gas, diesel-electric hybrid, and zero-emission electric (trolley, battery, and fuel cell).  In total, NFI now supports over 105,000 buses and coaches currently in service around the world. NFI common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol NFI. News and information are available at www.nfigroup.com, www.www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, www.arbocsv.com, www.alexander-dennis.com, and www.nfi.parts.

 About New Flyer

 New Flyer is North America’s heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior^® and Xcelsior CHARGE™ brands. It also offers infrastructure development through New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. New Flyer actively supports over 41,000 heavy-duty transit buses (New Flyer, NABI, and Orion) currently in service, of which 7,300 are powered by electric motors and battery propulsion and 1,600 are zero-emission. Further information is available at www.www.newflyer.com.

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