08:04 AM EST, 02/16/2022 (MT Newswires) -- NFI Group Inc. (NFI.TO), a bus and coach manufacturer, on Wednesday said its subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc. has received a new contract from the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, or RIPTA, for 14 battery-electric buses.
The company said it will supply its zero-emission Xcelsior CHARGE forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses to RIPTA and five ABB 50kWh depot chargers to support bus deployment in the Rhode Island region. It didn't disclose the order value.
The purchase marks RIPTA's first order of NFI's zero-emission buses and infrastructure, the company said.