New Flyer deploys transit buses in Orange County

Bus manufacturer New Flyer of America will deploy ten Xcelsior hydrogen fuel cell electric, heavy-duty transit buses to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). The order is intended to expand zero-emission public transportation across California. The forty-foot vehicles will operate in Anaheim, Garden Grove, Orange, Santa Ana and Westminster. New Flyer and OCTA are partners in the Fuel Cell Electric Bus Commercialization Consortium project, which aims to establish these vehicles as an industry
May 9, 2018 Read time: 1 min

Bus manufacturer New Flyer of America will deploy ten Xcelsior hydrogen fuel cell electric, heavy-duty transit buses to the 1768 Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). The order is intended to expand zero-emission public transportation across California. The forty-foot vehicles will operate in Anaheim, Garden Grove, Orange, Santa Ana and Westminster.

New Flyer and OCTA are partners in the Fuel Cell Electric Bus Commercialization Consortium project, which aims to establish these vehicles as an industry standard.

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