Cape Cod Electric Trams - Lessons Learned

In seeking to obtain environmentally friendly replacement vehicles for its parking shuttle service, Cape Cod National Seashore set out to procure two hybrid-electric trams in 1998. Ultimately, battery-powered trams were delivered with multiple safety and performance problems that were never successfully remedied. Cape Cod Electric Trams - Lessons Learned examines the causes of these deficiencies and identifies several critical “lessons learned” that will assist other parks to avoid similar problems when undertaking future procurements of similar vehicles.