Ballard Power Systems has announced a purchase order to supply 200 fuel cell engines to New Flyer, a subsidiary of NFI Group, an independent bus and coach manufacturer and a developer of electric mass mobility solutions in North America and Europe.
The order represents a total of approximately 20 MW of power and is the second purchase order under the long-term supply agreement announced in January 2024. It is also double the first purchase order of 100 engines under the agreement.
While delivery of the engines is planned for 2025, they will power New Flyer's next generation Xcelsior CHARGE FC hydrogen fuel cell buses for deployment across the U.S., including California, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, and New York.
In October, New Flyer of America gained an order for 108 hydrogen fuel-cell Xcelsior CHARGE FC 40-foot buses from San Mateo County Transit in California.
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The bus supplier, which is a subsidiary of NFI Group, called the deal with San Mateo the largest hydrogen (H2 is its chemical formula) fuel-cell bus order in New Flyer’s history. Fuel cells use an electrochemical process to convert fuel into electricity, and hydrogen does not emit carbon dioxide.
San Mateo County Transit, also called SamTrans, provides transportation services in San Francisco, Palo Alto and its home county. The transit delivers about nine million bus rides across an extensive network of 74 bus routes.
Earlier this year, Heavy-duty transit bus manufacturer ElDorado National of California (ENC)) received an order for 19 Axess EVO-FC hydrogen fuel cell buses from Foothill Transit, a public transit provider in California.
