ST. CLOUD, Minn., Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI.DB) NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), a number one impartial bus and coach producer and a pacesetter in electrical mass mobility options, right this moment introduced that its subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc. and New Flyer Industries Canada ULC (collectively “New Flyer”) unveiled its subsequent technology, zero-emission hydrogen gas cell-electric Xcelsior CHARGE FC™ heavy-duty transit bus.
The Xcelsior CHARGE FC™ makes use of environmentally pleasant hydrogen and fuel-cell expertise to create electrical energy and to cost batteries for zero-emission extended-range, saving 85-175 tons of greenhouse gasoline per yr from tailpipe emissions in comparison with a conventional diesel bus. With a spread of over 370 miles1, the bus may be refueled in 6-20 minutes relying on the mannequin and working circumstances and requires no in a single day plug-in electrical re-charging. The solely tailpipe output is clear water vapor.
Built on the confirmed Xcelsior® platform with over 16,000 buses delivered up to now, New Flyer’s battery-electric and gas cell-electric fashions have surpassed over 15 million electrical car (“EV”) service miles. Drawing upon greater than 20 years of expertise producing gas cell-electric buses for North American operators, New Flyer has utilized one of the best of zero-emission design and progressive gas cell applied sciences to develop its most superior hydrogen gas cell-electric bus but.
New Flyer’s Xcelsior CHARGE FC™ incorporates 4 distinct expertise developments to ship a strong, long-range, high-performance hydrogen gas cell-electric bus, together with a lighter, less complicated, and extra environment friendly heavy-duty gas cell energy module that’s simpler to service; recyclable, high-power batteries delivering an extended vary of over 370 of miles of freeway driving with out refueling; a redesigned waterproof (IP 67 and IP 69 rated) battery enclosure offering improved serviceability; and a high-grade, electrical drive traction system with as much as 90% power restoration.
“The Xcelsior CHARGE FC includes the latest technology innovations. The new streamlined design is easier to service and maintain, delivers longer range at highway speeds, improves energy recovery, and is smart city-capable, making it the most advanced hydrogen fuel cell-electric bus available on the market,” stated Chris Stoddart, President, North American Bus and Coach, NFI. “With the Xcelsior CHARGE FC now added to NFI’s market-leading EV and AV vehicle lineup, NFI is undeniably leading a new mobility era, delivering unmatched performance and sustainability benefits to transit operators.”
The new FCmove™-HD+ gas cell energy module from Ballard Power Systems introduces a extra compact and strong design with lifecycle value reductions achieved by decrease upkeep necessities, larger reliability, and fewer elements. The built-in design homes all subcomponents in a single enclosure; it’s smaller, lighter, and makes use of 50% fewer elements, making it simpler to service and preserve. It presents over 97% gas cell energy availability whereas in service, and a wider working vary throughout a wide range of climates.
New Flyer manufactures its power storage system enclosures in its bus manufacturing amenities. The battery packaging, developed by New Flyer, makes use of a water-proof enclosure design that’s lighter and simpler to take care of, lowering the variety of elements by 90%. Its streamlined design allows technicians to easily “plug in” or “unplug” particular person battery packs, considerably lowering bus downtime and permitting straightforward substitute.
High-power, rapid-charge batteries make the most of an energetic liquid cooling system to take care of constant temperatures and reply shortly to will increase in energy demand and environmental hundreds. The batteries are extra environment friendly in demanding functions, supply 40% extra power, and ship 44% extra vary at freeway speeds with out compromising high quality. The batteries are additionally applicable for Li-Cycle’s closed-loop lithium-ion battery recycling program that facilitates full-circle sustainable mobility and materials recapture by restoration of essential supplies from lithium-ion batteries and reintroducing them into the availability chain.
Finally, the Siemens ELFA™ 3 traction system delivers as much as 90% power restoration by regenerative braking and weighs 69% lower than ELFA™ 2, delivering a extra environment friendly design by compact inverters and embedded drive controllers.
“More and more cities are making the commitment to 100% zero-emission fleets and Xcelsior CHARGE FC provides an ideal complement to battery-electric buses for agencies wanting to integrate the reliable long-range performance of hydrogen fuel cell-electric buses,” stated Jennifer McNeill, Vice President of Public Sector Sales and Marketing, New Flyer and MCI. “The Xcelsior CHARGE FC also advances our effort to continue driving the adoption of zero-emission mobility with a safe, scalable, and streamlined approach to the zero-emission manufacturing process. In turn, we simplify training for our production teams and those of transit agencies across North America to continue supporting reskilling, upskilling, and workforce development to ensure successful zero-emission deployments.”
The Xcelsior CHARGE FC™ is on the market in 40-foot and 60-foot lengths, and each fashions meet the Federal Transit Administration Model Bus Testing Program at Altoona, Pennsylvania. New Flyer stays the one North American producer to supply each 40-foot and 60-foot gas cell-electric fashions that qualify for federal funding.
To present workforce growth on Xcelsior CHARGE FC™ applied sciences, New Flyer will host a no-cost digital coaching session on November 10, 2022, by the Vehicle Innovation Center (“VIC”). To register for the VIC session or to study extra in regards to the Xcelsior CHARGE FC™ gas cell-electric bus, go to newflyer.com/FC.
NFI is a pacesetter in zero-emission mobility, with electrical automobiles working (or on order) in additional than 110 cities in six international locations. NFI presents the widest vary of zero-emission battery and gas cell-electric buses and coaches, and its automobiles have accomplished over 70 million EV service miles.
Today, NFI helps rising North American cities with scalable, clear, and sustainable mobility options by a four-pillar method that features buses and coaches, expertise, infrastructure, and workforce growth. NFI additionally operates the VIC, the primary and solely innovation lab of its form devoted to advancing bus and coach expertise and offering workforce growth. Since opening in late 2017, the VIC has hosted over 300 interactive occasions, welcoming 5,000 trade professionals for EV and infrastructure coaching.
About NFI
Leveraging 450 years of mixed expertise, NFI is main the electrification of mass mobility all over the world. With zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and expertise, NFI meets right this moment’s city calls for for scalable sensible mobility options. Together, NFI is enabling extra livable cities by related, clear, and sustainable transportation.
With 7,500 workforce members in 9 international locations, NFI is a number one world bus producer of mass mobility options beneath the manufacturers New Flyer® (heavy-duty transit buses), MCI® (motor coaches), Alexander Dennis Limited (single and double-deck buses), Plaxton (motor coaches), ARBOC® (low-floor cutaway and medium-duty buses), and NFI Parts™. NFI at present presents the widest vary of sustainable drive methods accessible, together with zero-emission electrical (trolley, battery, and gas cell), pure gasoline, electrical hybrid, and clear diesel. In complete, NFI helps its put in base of over 105,000 buses and coaches all over the world. NFI’s widespread shares commerce on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) beneath the image NFI and its convertible unsecured debentures commerce on the TSX beneath the image NFI.DB. News and data is on the market at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, www.nfi.parts, www.alexander-dennis.com, www.arbocsv.com, and www.carfaircomposites.com.
About New Flyer
New Flyer is North America’s heavy-duty transit bus chief and presents essentially the most superior product line beneath the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE® manufacturers. It additionally presents infrastructure growth by NFI Infrastructure Solutions™, a service devoted to offering secure, sustainable, and dependable charging and mobility options. New Flyer actively helps over 35,000 heavy-duty transit buses (New Flyer, NABI, and Orion) at present in service, of which 8,600 are powered by electrical motors and battery propulsion and 1,900 are zero-emission. Further data is on the market at www.newflyer.com.
Forward-Looking Statement
This press launch could include forward-looking statements referring to anticipated future occasions and monetary and working outcomes of NFI Group that contain dangers and uncertainties. Although the forward-looking statements contained on this press launch are based mostly upon what administration believes to be cheap assumptions, traders can’t be assured that precise outcomes will probably be according to these forward-looking statements, and the variations could also be materials. Actual outcomes could differ materially from administration expectations as projected in such forward-looking statements for a wide range of causes, together with market and common financial circumstances and financial circumstances of and funding availability for purchasers to buy buses and to buy elements or providers; prospects could not train choices to buy extra buses; the power of consumers to droop or terminate contracts for comfort; manufacturing could also be delayed or manufacturing charges could also be decreased on account of the pandemic or ongoing and future provide chain disruptions and shortages of elements and elements, transport and freight delays, and disruption to labor provide; and the opposite dangers and uncertainties mentioned within the supplies filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and accessible on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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