Go-Ahead London

NFI Group Inc. announces delivery of the 1,500th electric bus from the BYD–Alexander Dennis partnership

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
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The 1,500th BYD–Alexander Dennis electric bus is one of nearly 300 joining Go-Ahead London this year for routes in the capital.

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  • The 1,500th BYD–Alexander Dennis electric bus is one of nearly 300 joining Go-Ahead London this year for routes in the capital.
  • Go-Ahead is London’s largest bus company and the UK’s most experienced operator of electric buses.
  • The delivery of 1500 electric buses clearly reflects the benefits of zero-emission electric bus operations, and the role they play in reducing carbon pollution in our towns and cities.
  • BYD has been dedicated to electric bus innovation for over a decade, and we are proud that our pioneering technology is contributing to the success of our electric bus partnership with Alexander Dennis in the UK.

NFI announces additional order from Go-Ahead London for 141 electric buses from the BYD–Alexander Dennis partnership

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
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LARBERT, United Kingdom, July 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI.DB) NFI Group Inc. (“NFI” or the “Company”), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mass mobility solutions, subsidiary Alexander Dennis Limited (“Alexander Dennis”) and BYD UK jointly announced today that their electric vehicle partnership has taken a repeat order from Go-Ahead London for a further 141 battery-electric buses, taking the total to be delivered to the operator during 2023 to 299 vehicles.

Key Points: 
  • This new order follows Go-Ahead London’s success in winning contracts for bus routes tendered by Transport for London.
  • All the electric buses on order will benefit from the collective expertise of BYD and Alexander Dennis.
  • They will take the total number of BYD–Alexander Dennis electric buses in the Go-Ahead London fleet to 577, confirming the company as the largest operator of the partnership’s clean buses.
  • More than two thirds of all zero-emission buses currently in service or on order for Transport for London routes have been supplied by the BYD–Alexander Dennis partnership.