Washington Metro orders 100 additional hybrid and battery-electric buses from New Flyer

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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority exercised year-two contract options with New Flyer for 100 buses: 75 hybrid-electric and 25 battery-electric Xcelsior forty-foot models. This is part of a five-year contract framework for up to 500 buses, with funding from federal, state and local sources including Federal Transit Administration grants.