The study, which begins in January, will consist of testing the vehicle technology to deliver mail around campus.
The chosen corridor includes eight rail stations and is estimated to take 88 minutes of travel time from the first to last station along the corridor.
The service consists of a subsidized taxi voucher program that provides efficient transit options for participating MUTD cities, including McKinney, Lowry Crossing, Melissa, Princeton, and now, Celina.
This is TriMet's first move in deploying a long-term test of battery-electric buses within their network, in consideration of transition to an all-electric fleet.
New President John Schroer, who was appointed Tennessee DOT Commissioner in Jan. 2011, has served in several top committee positions at the association, including chairman of the AASHTO Standing Committee on Finance and Administration and chair of the association’s Strategic Management Committee.
In total there are 157 BYD/ADL single-decker buses in service, or on order, for London operators with a further fleet due to enter service soon in Liverpool, with the partnership now working on a range of new products.
The express service is designed to connect various points of interest between Torrance and Downtown Los Angeles.