Columbus transit orders up to 45 new CNG buses

The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) has awarded New Flyer a contract for up to 45 sixty-foot Xcelsior CNG articulated buses — 12 on firm order and options for up to 33 more. The purchase is supported by the federal Low or No Emission (Low-No) grant program.

COTA already runs 102 CNG buses, serves a Columbus-area population of about 1.3 million, and carries more than 12 million trips a year. New Flyer has delivered more than 230 buses to the agency since 2000.