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Winnipeg-based bus maker NFI Group Inc. has been tapped to deliver the United Kingdom’s largest ever electric bus order.
Winnipeg-based bus maker NFI Group Inc. has been tapped to deliver the United Kingdom’s largest ever electric bus order.
It’s a purchase for 195 single and double-decker buses announced Wednesday, that comes just two days after another order for 20 such zero-emission vehicles were confirmed for the U.S. in California.
The U.K. deal has been signed between battery, energy management and electric mobility business BYD Company and Alexander Dennis Limited, a subsidiary for the NFI Group. The order was placed by RATP Dev London, a principal bus operator under contract with the local government transport network in England.
Cooped up for months, economists say Canadian consumers are itching to do some revenge shopping.
And as governments across the country start to loosen restrictions and develop reopening plans, analysts are focusing their attention to assess whether all those dollars in pent-up savings will be used towards big-ticket purchases.
It’s a phenomenon known as revenge spending or revenge buying, which typically occurs after an unprecedented event causes people to look towards reclaiming their sense of normalcy. Essentially, it’s a way for people to make up for lost time, commonly out of spite and usually through retail therapy.
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