“As more cities demand reduced GHG emissions and greater sustainability, New Flyer is meeting that need with zero-emission buses, technology, and infrastructure – as a manufacturer offering comprehensive mobility solutions and workforce development at scale. “Since 1990, New Flyer has supported MARTA with progressive innovation over the 1,200 buses we delivered, and today, we achieve a new milestone supporting MARTA’s transition to zero-emission,” he said.

Now it’s upping its game and adding much cleaner battery-electric buses to its fleet.Ĭhris Stoddart, President at New Flyer America, spoke about this new milestone with MARTA. MARTA has been focusing on transitioning to lower-emissions propulsion since 1996 when it first started using compressed natural gas buses from New Flyer. (That’s a reference to an old slogan that was often announced on the trains, buses, and transit systems through their PA: “MARTA is Smarta,” or “It’s Smarta with MARTA.”) With federal funding from the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Low or No Emission (Low-No) Grant program, MARTA was able to be “smarta” by investing in its pursuit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It looks like Georgia is making all kinds of progress these days. It joins over 40 North American companies with active zer0-emission bus programs supported by New Flyer. This is MARTA’s first electric bus purchase from New Flyer. MARTA ordered six Xcelsior CHARGE™ zero-emission, battery-electric 40-foot, heavy-duty transit buses from New Flyer. The Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, lovingly known as MARTA for those of us who live or have lived (in my case) in the Metro Atlanta area, has made a purchase and a statement in favor of clean energy.

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