Miami-Dade Transit awards NFI a contract for 100 zero-emission, high-capacity New Flyer buses and associated charging infrastructure

The order marks MDT’s first purchase of battery-electric buses from NFI, ramping up its fleet transition toward fully zero-emission mobility

ST. CLOUD, Minn., June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI.DB) NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mass mobility solutions, today announced that Miami-Dade Transit (“MDT”), operated by Miami-Dade County Transportation and Public Works, awarded its subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc. (“New Flyer”) with a firm order for 100 zero-emission, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG 60-foot, heavy-duty transit buses (200 equivalent units or “EUs”). The new order also includes two on-route Heliox 450 kW chargers and 50 Heliox Flex 180 kW depot power cabinets by NFI Infrastructure Solutions to support zero-emission bus (“ZEB”) deployment in Miami County. These buses were added to NFI’s backlog in the first quarter of 2023.

MTD is one of the largest transit systems in the United States, delivering more than 36 million annual passenger trips. MTD serves Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida, and the fourth largest urban area in the nation with more than 5.5 million people.

The high-capacity, zero-emission articulated buses will be equipped with long-range 763 kWh batteries providing an additional range to deliver increased efficiency and reliability to the MTD fleet.

Sixty of these high-performance buses will operate on the 20-mile South Dade TransitWay BRT corridor, which connects numerous municipalities from Dadeland South Metrorail Station to Florida City. To serve the transitway, the Xcelsior CHARGE NG buses will be designed with four doors to ensure easy access for passengers on station platforms to allow level boarding from both sides of the bus. The remaining 40 buses will serve passengers on other bus routes across Miami-Dade County.

Through this ZEB order, MTD will fulfil its Resilient305 Strategy, a pathway to reduce emissions, shorten travel times and minimize traffic congestion, developed under a unique partnership of Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami, and the City of Miami Beach. In addition, the purchase of ZEBs will deliver on the Miami-Dade County Climate Action Strategy, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and to become a net-zero carbon community by 2050.