Nova Bus to provide five LFSe+ battery electric buses to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
PLATTSBURGH, NY, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Nova Bus, a member of the Volvo Group and a leading North American transit bus manufacturer, is proud to announce it has been awarded a contract for five LFSe+, the 40' long-range battery electric bus model of Nova Bus, by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro).
- PLATTSBURGH, NY, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Nova Bus, a member of the Volvo Group and a leading North American transit bus manufacturer, is proud to announce it has been awarded a contract for five LFSe+, the 40' long-range battery electric bus model of Nova Bus, by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro).
- These five LFSe+ buses will be assembled at the Nova Bus facility in Plattsburgh, New York State and will be part of Metro's Battery-Electric Bus Test and Evaluation program.
- The five Nova Bus LFSe+ buses will allow Metro to collect data and build knowledge on electric bus operations to inform scaling of its transition plan.
- "We are absolutely thrilled that Metro will be integrating the Nova Bus LFSe+ into its electric bus pilot program," said Ralph Acs, President of Nova Bus.