BYD Exec Named to National Research Council committee

BYD, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles, has announced that the company’s Heavy Industries Senior Vice President, Macy Neshati, has been appointed by the Transportation Research Board, a division of the U.S. National Research Council, to serve on its Transit Research Analysis Committee (TRAC).

As a member of TRAC, Neshati will contribute to the assessment of future public transportation needs that could benefit from federal investment through a national research and technology program. TRAC will also advise the Federal Transit Administration with recommendations on research needs and stakeholder engagement for federal research programs to guide future transit investments.

Neshati, an industry veteran with more than 35 years experience in the heavy equipment and transportation industry, will serve on the committee for a term from August 1, 2016 until July 31, 2018.

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