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Winnipeg’s New Flyer contracted to make 186 battery-electric buses for Toronto

A New Flyer XcelsiorCHARGENG zero-emission bus. New Flyer Industries / Twitter

Winnipeg’s New Flyer Industries says the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has awarded it a five-year contract for 186 battery-electric, heavy-duty buses.

The bus-maker says the deal also includes an option for the TTC to buy up to an additional 435 of the same 40-foot buses.

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New Flyer says the next-generation battery-electric buses will help the TTC meet its goal of converting its entire fleet to zero emissions by 2040.

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It says the transit system operates one of the largest fleets of battery-electric buses in North America.

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