Josephine County

Application Purpose: the Remaining Funds Will Be Used to Purchase Tri Met 4 Additional Complete Coach Works (CCW) Vehicles That They Have With No Desire to Return Them to Revenue Service. the CCW Vehicles Require a Different Charging System and Due to Economies of Scale Wont Use These 4 Evs Along With Their Current Fleet.since Josephine County Already Has 3 CCW Ev Vehicles and Is Extremely Familiar in Operating and Maintaining Those Vehicles the 4 From Tri Met Can Be Easily and Seamlessly Integrated Into Existing Operations With Minimal Effort. the Existing Charging Infrastructure Can Be Used and Expanded to Accommodate an Additional 4 Vehicles. the Fleet Department Has the Capacity and Ability to Accommodate the Additional Vehicles as Well. These Funds Will Be Used to Expand the Existing Ev Vehicle Efforts When Existing Resources for New Vehicle Purchases Are Not Available. These Replacement Ev Will Bring the Total Ev Fleet of Josephine County to 7 35 and 40 Buses. Josephine County Lost One Ev to a Catastrophic Runaway Thermal Event in 2025 But Is Still Committed to Ev Fleet Expansion and Replacement of the Existing Fleet.being Able to Purchase 4 Additional Ev Delivered in 2023 From Trimet Is a Very Rare Opportunity to Expand the Josephine County Ev Fleet With the Exact Same Brand Manufacture and Components of the Existing Ev Fleet. Being Able to Do So With Remaining Fta Funds From One of the Original Ev Awards Is Again a Tremendous Opportunity to Leverage Federal Funds and Continue to Pursue a a Goal of Reduced Carbon Emissions From the Transit Fleet.; Activities Performed: 4 Vehicles Will Be Purchase at Auction at the Lowest Rate Possible. Those Vehicles Will Be Transported to the CCW Manufacturing Facility in Riverside Ca. at That Location Their Engineers Will Completely Review Test and Repair Any Systems and Confirm the Vehicles as Revenue Service Ready. CCW Has Already Been Consulted With and Agreed to a Work Plan and Project Cost of $10000 Per Bus. the Vehicles Will Also Be Updated With the Same Redundant Safety Measures Josephine County Installed Don Their Remaining Evs to Detect and Prevent Another Thermal Event. This Is a Safety Measure That Is Necessary to Assure Future Vehicle Safety. Once All 4 Vehicles Are Ready to Go Back Into Service They Will Be Transported From Riverside Ca to Josephine County for Final Preparations. Award Funds Will Be Used for Shipping as Well From Portland to Riverside and From Riverside to Josephine County. in Order to Enter the Vehicles Into JCT Revenue Service They Will Need to Be Equipped With Fareboxes Vehicle It Equipment Cameras and Outfitted With the JCT Logo and Informational Material. All of Which the Existing Award Funds Will Be Used for.; Expected Outcomes: the Expected Outcome Is to Expand the Josephine County Ev Fleet From 3 Active Vehicles to 7 Active Vehicles in Revenue Service. Comparatively the Full Potential Cost to Upgrade the 4 Trimet Vehicles and Integrate Them Into the Existing JCT Fleet Is Marginal When Compared With the New Price of One Additional Ev Bus. Expansion of the Fleet Not Only Allows for the Retirement of 4 Existing Vehicles That Are Well Beyond Their Defined Useful Life But Is Will Reduce Overall Maintenance Costs. Then There Is the Impact of an Additional 4 Ev Being Operated in a Transit System That Has a Peak Vehicle Requirement of 12 Is Pretty Ambitious for a Small Urban Provider Such as Josephine County. It Also Services as a Precedence of What Is Possible With Very Limited Funds and Unlimited Ambition Between Transit Agencies in Oregon.; Intended Beneficiaries: the Benefits Are Reduced Maintenance Costs Replacement of Vehicles That Are Beyond Their Useful Life Continue Operations of the Regional Transit System Lower Emissions From the Transit Fleet Continued Commitment to Ev Transition in the Face of Setbacks and Lack of Funds.; Subrecipient Activities: Riders Residents and the Traveling Public in Josephine and Jackson County. All Will Not Only Benefit From the Continued Use and Expansion of Evs in Public Transit Service But Also Witnessing the Commitment at the Local State and Federal Level to Leverage Existing Resources.