. ▁New ▁Fly er ▁essentially ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁sell ▁bus es ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁until ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁while ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁under going ▁c ash ▁flow ▁issues . ▁New ▁Fly er ▁had ▁a ▁contract ▁to ▁provide ▁ 1 0 ▁In ver os ▁for ▁evaluation ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁W inn ip eg ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁contract ▁for ▁ 8 2 ▁replacement ▁bus es ; ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁In ver os ▁would ▁be ▁delivered ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁batch ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁bus es ▁and ▁would ▁under go ▁a ▁long - term ▁test ▁to ▁determine ▁if ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 5 2 ▁should ▁be ▁ordered ▁as ▁In ver os , ▁to ▁be ▁delivered ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁However , ▁the ▁evaluation ▁In ver os ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁ready ▁before ▁late ▁summer ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁W inn ip eg ▁negoti ated ▁a ▁settlement ▁to ▁receive ▁conventional ▁D 4 0 L F ▁models ▁instead . ▁ ▁Hy br ids ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁New ▁Fly er ▁public ized ▁the ▁sales ▁win ▁for ▁a ▁planned ▁art ic ulated ▁bus ▁hy brid ▁In ver o ▁variant , ▁designated ▁DE 6 0 i , ▁by ▁displaying ▁the ▁image ▁on ▁its ▁home ▁page . ▁The ▁hy brid ▁In ver o ▁variant ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁enter ▁service ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Four ▁In