Electric Bus Demonstration in Rochester Thursday Morning
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - The company that operates Rochester’s public transit system has organized another demonstration of an all-electric bus. Rochester Public Transit is inviting the public to the event Thursday morning at the Rochester Public Works Transit Operations Center East River Road Northeast starting at 9 AM.
Representatives of Proterra, the company that designed and built the vehicle will be on hand to deliver a presentation on the 40 foot long zero-emission electric transit bus. That will be followed by a round trip demonstration ride on the high tech bus to RPT’s downtown transit center.
Members of the public will be allowed to ride the bus following the demonstration depending the number of seats available.