NFI Group Inc. - CEO, Paul Soubry Jr.
CEO, Paul Soubry Jr.
Source: Economic Development Winnipeg
  • NFI (NFI) celebrates Earth Day with the completion of over 40 million electric vehicle miles and the installation of more than 200 EV chargers
  • In addition, NFI’s full-suite infrastructure project management service has now installed more than 200 EV chargers
  • NFI’s industry-leading EV offering includes the broadest range of vehicles: single and double-deck heavy-duty transit buses, motor coaches, and medium-duty buses
  • NFI EVs have collectively eliminated nearly 112,000 tons of greenhouse gases
  • NFI Group Inc. (NFI) is up 1.60 per cent and is trading at C$27.38 at 11:45 am ET

NFI Group Inc. (NFI) electric vehicles have collectively travelled more than 40 million zero-emission miles.

Through this milestone, NFI EVs have prevented nearly 150 thousand imperial tons of greenhouse gas emissions from entering the environment – the equivalent of removing 23 thousand cars from the road for one year.

In addition, NFI announced that New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions™, NFI’s full-suite infrastructure project management service, has now installed more than 200 EV chargers.

“Today’s achievements are tomorrow’s gains. In reaching 40 million electric miles across NFI’s EV lineup, we continue to decrease the carbon footprint of transportation while delivering clean, safe, quiet mobility powered by our advanced zero-emission technology,” said Paul Soubry, President and Chief Executive Officer, NFI.

“Decades of strengthening our core competencies – including scalable customized manufacturing, lifetime service and support, technology innovation, and workforce development – have led to these milestones and established NFI as a leader in the EV market,” concluded Soubry.

NFI’s industry-leading EV offering includes the broadest range of vehicles: single and double-deck heavy-duty transit buses, motor coaches, and medium-duty buses.

NFI has been manufacturing electric vehicles since 1969, and its current offering includes battery-electric and fuel-cell electric variants.

This approach directly meets the call posed by this year’s Earth Day theme to “Restore Our Earth,” inviting innovative thinking, emerging green technologies, and climate restoration to ecosystems.

NFI is a leader in zero-emission mobility with battery-electric and fuel-cell electric vehicles operating in more than 80 cities in four countries that have completed over 40 million electric service miles.

NFI also operates the Vehicle Innovation Center, the first and only innovation lab of its kind dedicated to advancing bus and motorcoach technology and providing essential workforce development through electric bus training, now available online.

NFI is testing automated vehicle technology and remains committed to the development of technology standards that deliver safe, clean, sustainable, connected mobility options to communities.

Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI is leading the electrification of mass mobility around the world.

With zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, technology, and workforce development, NFI meets today’s urban demands for scalable smart mobility solutions.

Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation.

New Flyer is North America’s heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE™ brands.

NFI Group Inc. (NFI) is up 1.60 per cent and is trading at C$27.38 at 11:45 am ET.

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