Port Authority of Allegheny County adds six Xcelsior CHARGE buses from New Flyer

The Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAAC) has converted options to order six additional zero-emission, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE™ heavy-duty transit buses from New Flyer.

The purchase, supported by Federal Transit Administration’s Low or No Emission Grant Program funds, will replace end of life diesel vehicles with efficient, sustainable battery-electric buses. In 2019, PAAC ordered its first two New Flyer electric buses, with the contract including options to buy eight more buses over the next five years. The additional six will bring PAAC’s zero-emission fleet to eight Xcelsior CHARGE™ buses.

In 2019, PAAC started its zero-emission transition to improve air quality, enhance community quality of life and protect the environment.

"Since 2011 New Flyer has supported PAAC with fully-accessible transit, having delivered over 125 clean diesel buses to the county," said Chris Stoddart, president, New Flyer and MCI. "With its second order of electric buses, PAAC continues to count on New Flyer technology for safe and reliable transportation – expanding the added benefit of clean, quiet, sustainable mobility that offers lower maintenance costs and high performance through even the most demanding environments. We have more electric buses on the road in America than any other manufacturer and will keep driving zero-emission adoption with scalable mobility solutions that work.”