Miami-Dade Transit orders 140 additional buses from New Flyer

Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) has awarded New Flyer a contract for 140 Xcelsior® compressed natural gas (CNG) 40-foot, heavy-duty transit buses.

The buses will replace older, end-of-life diesel vehicles with low-emission and more efficient buses that deliver increased sustainability in the community. Since 1994, New Flyer, alongside NFI sister companies MCI and ARBOC, has delivered more than 1,350 buses to Miami-Dade Transit, including more than 300 CNG transit buses over the past two years.

“We are proud to continue supporting Miami-Dade Transit with an additional fleet of high-quality transit buses that deliver a safe, clean and reliable ridership experience,” said Chris Stoddart, president, New Flyer of America. “New Flyer’s Xcelsior CNG buses conform to Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Comprehensive Heavy-Duty National Program standards, reducing fuel consumption for heavy-duty highway vehicles.”

CNG propulsion can reduce nitrogen oxides emissions and helps improve air quality. New Flyer says CNG propulsion emits 90 percent less nitrogen oxide (NOx) than diesel engines – and meets particulate matter levels without the need of a filter.

“Replacing the county’s aging bus fleet with cleaner and more fuel-efficient vehicles, such as Compressed Natural Gas buses, has been one of my main priorities and represents a key milestone for public transportation in Miami-Dade,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez. “By upgrading the county’s Metrobus fleet with CNG buses, we’re realizing a cost-effective approach to lowering our fuel and maintenance costs; and at the same time, it allows us to receive Renewable Fuels Standard Credit through the Environmental Protection Agency providing additional fuel cost savings to Miami-Dade County.”