Australasian Bus & Coach

What are we doing about ‘zero’?

The past several months has seen escalated ‘disruption’ in our industry by the various announcements coming out of state/territory governments in their mission to reach for ‘zero’ – some as early as 2030. From a politician’s perspective, it is obviously a no-brainer that public transport will be the first (and easiest?) transport mode on which governments can hang their caps.

The bus industry has an outstanding record as early adopters of ‘green’ technology; and yet

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