According to New Flyer, the contract includes a firm order for 90 Xcelsior XDE40 buses valued at approximately $50 million, with options for an additional 460 units over the next five years. The ...

The buses feature a Siemens electric drive system, as well as electric subsystems and accessories currently used on New Flyer’s Xcelsior XDE40 diesel-electric hybrid bus.

Champaign-Urbana MTD will premier four more hybrid buses on its regular route this week, completing their newly-purchased fleet of 10. Last Tuesday, six of the new Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 buses began ...