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New Flyer Of America
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ABC Companies / Van Hool
Orange County Transportation Authority Orange , California
NFI Group Inc ., a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in mobility solutions , announced that its subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc . has received a firm contract from the Orange County Transportation Authority ( OCTA ) for 10 zero-emission battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE ® 40-foot transit buses . OCTA serves 34 cities within Orange County , California , providing transportation to the state ’ s third-largest county and supporting nearly 40 million passengers per year . The purchase follows New Flyer ’ s recent delivery to OCTA of 10 hydrogen fuel cell-electric Xcelsior CHARGE H2 ™ transit buses and moves toward fulfilment of California ’ s Innovative Clean Transit regulation .
ECS Transportation Group Dallas , Texas
ABC Companies , a leading provider of motorcoach , transit and specialty passenger transport equipment in the USA and Canada , has delivered two model year 2021 Van Hool CX45 ’ s to ECS Transportation Group in Dallas , Texas . The vehicles will be used to support the operator ’ s growing luxury transportation service , and as such , offer fit and finish details that are designed to align with ECS ’ s high touch customer service and passenger experience . Headquartered in Dallas , ECS offers premium ground transportation to customers in over 600 cities worldwide . Its late model fleet includes Mercedes-Benz S Class sedans , Lincoln Continentals , and Chevy Suburban SUVs , Mercedes-Benz Sprinters and minibuses – providing service from one up to 39 passengers .
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Motor Coach Industries ( MCI )
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Thomas Built Buses
WeGo Public Transit Nashville , Tennessee
Motor Coach Industries ( MCI ), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc ., announced that it has received a new contract from WeGo Public Transit for ten clean diesel MCI D4500 coaches . The coaches will deliver in the fourth quarter of 2021 . WeGo Public Transit provides public transportation in the Nashville metropolitan area and Davidson County , delivering over 9 million annual rides . The purchase , supported by Federal Transit Administration funds , replaces end-of-life vehicles and expands WeGo Public Transit ’ s fleet with high-capacity coaches that deliver on its objective to deliver a robust , efficient transit network .
Loudon County Public Schools Ashburn , Virginia
Thomas Built Buses ( TBB ), a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America , its exclusive Virginia dealer , Sonny Merryman Inc ., and Proterra Inc , a leading innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology , this week celebrated the delivery of the 50th Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric school bus . The milestone delivery went to Loudon County Public Schools in Virginia as part of phase one of Dominion Energy ’ s Electric School Bus Initiative . In Virginia , TBB and Sonny Merryman Inc . were selected as the exclusive provider of 50 electric school buses to 15 public school districts for the first phase of Dominion Energy ’ s electric school bus program . The first of these buses , which represent the first batteryelectric buses in Virginia , were delivered in November of 2020 .
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