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Leading the Charge: VPOTUS Edition

February 13, 2023

NFI’s zero-emission innovation and expertise on display during Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to New Flyer’s St. Cloud facility

Last week, February 9, NFI’s subsidiary New Flyer welcomed United States Vice President Kamala Harris to its St. Cloud, Minnesota, manufacturing facility.

During the visit, Vice President Harris participated in a tour that included New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE NG™ electric buses—the most advanced electric bus available in the United States — and saw the assembly of American-made batteries and battery packaging used in New Flyer electric buses.

Vice President Harris also delivered an address to NFI team members and special guests: “The electric buses being built in this factory are a model of American innovation and key to the future of public transportation,” said Vice President Harris. “In 2009, then Vice President Joe Biden stood in this plant, when at the time you were building cutting-edge hybrid electric buses, and said, ‘NFI is an example of the future.’ A lot has changed in the last 14 years, but one thing has not; you are still an example of America’s future.”

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NFI leadership welcomes Vice President Kamala Harris

NFI leadership members, including Paul Soubry, President and Chief Executive Officer, NFI; Margaret Lewis, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing & Facilities, New Flyer; and Jennifer McNeill, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, New Flyer and MCI joined the New Flyer St. Cloud team, including Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 7304 leadership, to welcome Vice President Kamala Harris.

“It was fantastic to host Vice President Harris at our New Flyer facility in Minnesota, providing us with an opportunity to showcase our incredible team, our facility, and our industry-leading solutions,” said Paul Soubry, President and Chief Executive Officer, NFI. “The benefits of the Biden-Harris administration’s record investments in public transportation were on display as we walked our production floor and sat on buses destined for cities across America. We were also able to discuss opportunities for the administration to assist our manufacturing industry as we recover from the effects of global supply disruption and prolonged inflation.”

“New Flyer is the largest heavy-duty transit bus manufacturer in North America, with a 90-year legacy of quality and innovation. We provide mobility solutions, including buses, charging infrastructure, service, and spare parts to meet the demands of transit agencies today and into the future,” said Margaret Lewis, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing & Facilities, New Flyer. “It is our pleasure to welcome Vice President Harris to our New Flyer St. Cloud facility to showcase our zero-emission buses and to meet our incredible team as we develop the workforce of the future.”
Margaret Lewis, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing & Facilities, New Flyer and MCI
Vice President Kamala Harris with members of the New Flyer team in St. Cloud

Learn more about New Flyer's St. Cloud, Minnesota facility

New Flyer’s St. Cloud facility employs over 685 dedicated team members, including more than 500 union team members from CWA Local 7304. The facility manufactures multiple lengths of the Xcelsior CHARGE NG™, New Flyer’s next generation battery-electric, zero-emission bus. New Flyer is proud to provide Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) and Minority Women Business Enterprises (MWBE) the opportunity to participate in the sourcing of components and materials used in manufacturing. In 2021, New Flyer launched an Electrical Technician Training Program (ETTP) for its employees to provide workforce development for high-demand electrical skills to assist with the continued pursuit of enabling the new mobility era in Minnesota.

Vice President Harris’ visit to New Flyer hits the headlines

In its news article, the Star Tribune covered Vice President Harris’ visit to the New Flyer St. Cloud manufacturing facility. KARE 11 also captured Vice President Kamala Harris' at New Flyer facility in its video footage; click the link below to watch it.
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NFI is leading the ZEvolution of mass mobility around the world

NFI is leading the evolution to zero-emission mobility with scalable, clean, and sustainable mobility solutions. NFI’s zero-emission buses operate today in 17 of the 25 largest North American transit agencies and 100 cities globally.  NFI electric vehicles have completed over 20 million zero-emission service miles in North America in cities across Canada and the United States, and more than 80 million zero-emission miles in international markets.

NFI offers the most advanced product line in the market today, and through NFI Infrastructure Solutions™, provides transit agencies with safe, sustainable, and reliable charging infrastructure and comprehensive mobility solutions.

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