New York MTA Approves Multiple Bus Orders The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has approved multiple bus orders with Nova Bus, Proterra and New Flyer. This supplements current bus orders coming in from Nova Bus for LFS Aritcs and New Flyer for Articulated Xcelsior & CNG Xcelsior models.
The new order of buses includes:
- 251 Nova Bus LFS Smart Bus (Clean Diesel)
- 5 Proterra Catalyst Zero-Emissions, All Battery Electric
- 5 New Flyer Xcelsior XE40 All Electric
- 110 New Flyer Xcelsior XN60 (CNG Articulated)
- 367 New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 (Clean Diesel)
- 5 New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 Hybrid-Electric (BAE Powered)
- 5 New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 Hybrid-Electric (Allison Powered)
This is part of an ongoing push from the state’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, for an improved MTA bus fleet which also includes the latest technologies including Wi-Fi and USB charging ports.
https://www.ttmg.org/blog/uncategorized/new-york-mta-approved-multiple-bus-orders/