Longtime partner New Flyer selects Hexagon Purus to outfit hydrogen transit bus

Zero-emissions mobility and infrastructure solutions company Hexagon Purus (Oslo, Norway) has been selected as supplier of hydrogen cylinders for the third year in a row by New Flyer (Winnipeg, Canada), reported to be North America’s largest mass mobility solutions provider. New Flyer, a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., is playing an active leadership role in zero emission transportation in North America, putting sustainable buses and infrastructure in place in cities across the U.S. and Canada.

Hexagon Purus will continue to provide its Type IV hydrogen storage cylinders for New Flyer’s serially produced hydrogen fuel cell electric transit bus, the Xcelsior Charge H2, enabling a driving range of up to 350 miles/560 kilometers on a single refueling. The total value of this contract is estimated to be approximately $2.5 million (approximately NOK 25 million).

Production of the Type IV hydrogen storage cylinders will be out of Hexagon Purus’ new facility in Westminister, Md., U.S., which CW attended during its opening in January (see “Hexagon Purus opens new U.S. facility to manufacture composite hydrogen tanks”). Since 2020, Hexagon Purus has delivered hydrogen cylinders for more than 80 New Flyer hydrogen fuel cell electric transit buses.

“NFI is leading the evolution to zero-emission mobility in North American cities with scalable, clean, and sustainable mobility solutions that enable reduced greenhouse gas emissions and reduce congestion,” David White, executive vice president, supply management, NFI, says. “Hexagon Purus has been a long-term partner, and we are happy to continue offering hydrogen fuel cell-electric vehicles that deliver extended range, faster fill times and strong performance, from beginning to end of life.”

Delivery of the cylinders is scheduled from Q2 2023 to Q1 2024.

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