The agency is replacing many 40-foot models with MCI’s new generation of efficient coaches, which provide increased capacity with improved maintenance and operating costs.
Green Commuter previously ordered 103 EV Stars from GreenPower and by month’s end will have taken delivery of 51 units.
The two contracts represent a combination of eight cab cars and 20 coaches and include options for 33 additional railcars.
This is the first electric bus to be deployed in Sun Tran’s fleet, and will be leased for the next year.
The pilot program comes in the wake of OCTA’s debut earlier this year of 10 new hydrogen fuel-cell electric buses.
The buses will replace older, end-of-life diesel vehicles with low-emission and more efficient buses that deliver increased sustainability in the community.
The contract, including the 20 trains, spare parts, and tools is approximately $100 million.
Go Cornwall Bus commenced services on the Transport for Cornwall network on Sunday March 29, less than three months after it was announced as the new operator.
The ZEUS 400 shuttles will be added to their current fleet of ultra-super low emissions diesel and all-electric shuttles.
The company has a fleet of 79 coaches, the vast majority of which are Prevost, serving more than 50,000 passengers annually.