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    • Nova Bus Corporation

    St-Eustache, QC J7R 5A5

    COMPANY OVERVIEW

    About Nova Bus Corporation

    Nova Bus has earned the highest reputation for overcoming the challenges of modern city transportation by manufacturing robust products that have become known as the industry workhorses: the LFS range of buses.

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    100 Industriel Blvd
    St-Eustache, QC J7R 5A5
    https://www.novabus.com
    450 472-6410

    More Info on Nova Bus Corporation

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    Nova Bus has earned the highest reputation for overcoming the challenges of modern city transportation by manufacturing robust products that have become known as the industry workhorses: the LFS range of buses. 

    Products and Press Releases

    Nova Bus
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission acquires first three LFSe+ buses from Nova Bus

    April 4, 2024
    The acquisition of the buses will allow BVRTSC to continue transitioning its fleet to 100 percent zero-emission buses.
    Nova Bus
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    Brampton orders 10 LFSE+ electric buses

    March 22, 2024
    The buses will be delivered in 2025 and support the city's planned transition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050.
    Association du transport urbain du Québec
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    Combined investment of C$21.4 million to modernize Société de transport de Sherbrooke and electrify vehicles

    Infrastructure Canada
    Feb. 20, 2024
    More than C$18.6 million of the funding will support the electrification of the STS operations center while C$2.8 million is being invested to improve the public experience.
    Grand River Transit
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    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    Grand River Transit to roll out zero-emission buses

    Grand River Transit (GRT)
    Jan. 29, 2024
    Grand River Transit will be using 11 electric vehicles as a part of the Region of Waterloo’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050.
    Nova Bus
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    City of Regina awards contract to Nova Bus for up to 53 electric buses

    Jan. 25, 2024
    Regina Transit has contracted Nova Bus for a battery-electric fleet resulting in a gradual replacement of the fleet with alternative technology vehicles by 2040.
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    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    BEBs begin return to service on MCTS’ CONNECT 1 BRT

    Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS)
    Sept. 27, 2023
    Nova Bus issued all new batteries at no charge to MCTS after recalling the batteries in August.
    MCTS
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    Nova Bus
    A promotional image of Nova Bus's LFSe+ electric bus.
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    TTC awards Nova Bus contract for up to 541 electric buses

    May 31, 2023
    The order includes an adoption process for other agencies in Ontario to enter into their own agreements with Nova Bus for up to 550 buses over four years.
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    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    Durham Region Transit secures grant and loan from government of Canada for electric fleet transition

    Durham Region Transit (DRT)
    April 27, 2023
    The C$12.1 million grant will support a pilot project while the federal loan of up to C$62 million will support the purchase of up to 98 electric buses as DRT targets 2037 to ...
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    TTC receiving first of 336 hybrid-electric buses

    Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
    April 20, 2023
    The buses began arriving in April and will enter service in May after undergoing inspection and testing, with the process continuing through early 2024.

    Articles & News

    Management

    People on the Move: Keolis North America, Mpact, NACTO, Nova Bus

    Eman Abu-Khaled
    April 10, 2024
    Personnel updates from around the transit industry.
    MCTS
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    Bus

    MCTS’ CONNECT 1 BRT Bringing Public Transportation Usage Up in Milwaukee Area

    Brandon Lewis
    Sept. 19, 2023
    The BRT launched in June after a seven-year process and the results are promising so far.
    Nova Bus
    The Plattsburgh, N.Y., Nova Bus facility will cease operations in the first quarter of 2025.
    Vehicles

    Nova Bus to cease bus production in the U.S. in early 2025

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    June 22, 2023
    The bus manufacturer will focus its efforts within the Canadian market and close its Plattsburgh, N.Y., facility by 2025.
    Association du transport urbain du Québec
    A joint funding agreement with the federal government of Canada and the provincial government of Quebec will support the purchase of up to 1,229 electric buses to be supplied by Nova Bus to 10 transit agencies in Quebec.
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    Quebec confirms largest North American electric bus project with a C$2.1 billion price tag, more than 1,200 vehicles

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    May 9, 2023
    A joint funding agreement will support the purchase of up to 1,229 electric buses from Nova Bus with the vehicles set to go into service at 10 Quebec transit networks.
    Mountain Line
    Mountain Line in Flagstaff, Ariz., placed its first electric bus into service on April 26.
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    Transit EV briefs: TANK; Mountain Line; Saskatoon Transit; RTC of Southern Nevada and San Diego MTS

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    May 2, 2023
    New electric buses entered service, state grants were awarded and new contracts were finalized.
    WMATA
    WMATA and FTA regional leaders in front of an electric Nova Bus vehicle to mark the start of construction on the Bladensburg Garage.
    Facilities

    WMATA breaks ground on Bladensburg Garage; awards electric bus contracts

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    March 9, 2023
    The garage is the authority’s second facility that will support its zero-emission fleet and will have the capacity to host 300 buses.
    TransLink
    The first Nova Bus LFSe+ will enter service on TransLink.
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    TransLink puts first LFSe+ bus into service

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Feb. 3, 2023
    The bus is the first of 15 that will enter service along TransLink routes during the next year and marks the world debut of the Nova Bus model, which was originally introduced...
    Nova Bus
    A Nova Bus vehicle operating along Chicago Transit Authority's Route 29 on State Street.
    Safety & Security

    FTA issues safety advisory for Nova Bus steering gearbox bolt failure

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Nov. 23, 2022
    The safety advisory impacts Nova Bus vehicles manufactured in 2018 and after with a Bosch steering gearbox affixed to the frame.
    Milwaukee County Transit System
    MCTS held an event on Nov. 10 that gave the community a preview of the MCTS CONNECT brand, as well as the service's first electric bus.
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    MCTS unveils MCTS CONNECT, its new BRT brand that will operate using electric buses

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Nov. 11, 2022
    A launch event in Milwaukee showcased the first of MCTS’s electric vehicles that will enter service in June 2023.
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    Nova Bus long-range LFSe+ completes Altoona testing

    Mass Transit Staff Report
    Sept. 12, 2022
    The testing program in Pennsylvania certifies the safety and efficiency of buses.

    Videos & Resources

    Leah Harnack/Mass Transit
    The Nova LFSe is a battery-electric bus that runs on a TM4 Sumo HD electric powertrain and 4 Volvo high voltage lithium-ion batteries in parallel.
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    Moving Students: Products and Technology for University Transit

    April 19, 2016
    The latest vehicles and products were on display at the APTA Public Transportation & Universities Conference.
    Leah Harnack/Mass Transit
    With the BAE Systems HybriDrive Series-E propulsion system, power accessories electrically reduce belts and hydraulic hoses and eliminate the alternator, tidying up the engine compartment and provides a safer environment.
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    2015 APTA Bus & Paratransit Conference

    May 7, 2015
    APTA Bus Conference provides a look at the latest vehicles, products, professional services and technologies.
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    Mass Transit Marketing Minute Episode 1

    Oct. 23, 2013
    Publisher John Hollenhorst visits with several exhibitors at the APTA Annual Meeting in Chicago to learn about their products, including Vapor Bus, MTM and Nova Bus.
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    Nova Unveils Capital Metro LFX Bus

    May 21, 2013
    Nova Bus President Jean-Pierre Baracat talks about Capital Metro's LFX Bus at the 2013 APTA Bus & Paratransit Conference.
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    Exhibit at APTA's Expo 2014

    Sept. 7, 2012
    Exhibit at the public transportation's premier showcase — APTA's Expo!

    KEY CONTACTS

    Deborah Piner

    All content from Nova Bus Corporation

    TransLink
    TransLink’s new battery-electric bus being delivered from Quebec
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    First of 15 new TransLink battery-electric buses arrive in Metro Vancouver

    TransLink
    Nov. 22, 2022
    TransLink’s long-term goal is to introduce 400 new battery-electric buses to its fleet by 2030 and to fully transition the fleet to zero-emission vehicles by 2040.
    Nova Bus
    The first LFSe+ vehicle from the MTA five-bus order is expected to be delivered by the fourth quarter of 2023.
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    NY MTA contracts with Nova Bus for five battery electric vehicles

    Oct. 19, 2022
    The 40-foot LFSe+ buses will be assembled at the Nova Bus facility in Plattsburgh, NY.
    Nova Bus
    Nova Bus will supply an initial order of six LFSe+ electric buses to Grand River Transit in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    Grand River Transit places initial electric bus order with Nova Bus

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    June 30, 2022
    The electric vehicles are expected to start arriving in spring 2023 and are part of a two-year pilot project.
    Gas, Diesel, CNG & LNG

    Nova Bus partners with the city of Huntsville in its transition to high-performing transit buses

    June 3, 2022
    This is the first purchase of 40-foot buses for Huntsville Transit that will be integrated into its 10 bus routes.
    Vehicles

    Nova Bus wins bid from MTA

    May 3, 2022
    Nova Bus will deliver 135 40-foot transit buses by the second quarter of 2023.
    Nova Bus
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    LFSe+

    April 19, 2022
    The LFSe+ is Nova Bus’ long-range, battery-electric vehicle.
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    Nova Bus announces largest order of electric buses in the U.S. by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County

    Feb. 11, 2022
    The Houston Metro Board authorized the immediate purchase of 20 of those electric buses and this order will be the first electric bus purchase on a total fleet of 1,300.
    Nova Bus
    The Nova Bus received an order of 24 LFSe+ buses from four Quebec transit agencies.
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    Four Quebec transit agencies place orders for Nova Bus’s LFSe+

    Dec. 20, 2021
    The order was coordinated with ATUQ and RTL with the first pilot bus set to be delivered in 2022.