Australasian Bus & Coach

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Australasian Bus & Coach

Right here, right now • It’s so exciting to be in an industry where electrification isn’t just some goal set for 2075, or shown on a European prototype. It’s actually happening – in policy and in practice – on bus fleets before our very eyes, here in Australia.

KINETIC OPENS AUSTRALIA’S FIRST ALL-ELECTRIC DEPOT

BRISBANE METRO LIGHTRAM 25 ARRIVES

VICTORIA UNDERTAKES ZERO EMISSIONS BUS TRIALS

SYDNEY GETS THREE NEW DOUBLE DECKERS

MERCEDES-BENZ ECITARO PUT TO THE TEST

SYDNEY TO INTEGRATE BUS CHARGING WITH GRID

VOLGREN DELIVERS FIRST ELECTRIC BUSES TO KINETIC

FREE PT TRIAL BEGINS IN NEW ZEALAND

THE WOT!?!

come face to face with BIC national members at the 2022 Bus Industry Summit

Where are all the passengers? • What is putting people off using public transport and how can we address this?

NEXT LEVEL COMFORT AND CLASS • BLK Auto recently delivered a brand new Series 2 double decker from its President range to Port Stephens Coaches, in its livery, ready to hit the road.

QUIET ACHIEVER HITS SUNBURY • Custom Denning launches its first Victorian electric bus

PICK YOUR PT POLICY • Major political parties discuss their public transport priorities ahead of the federal election.

MAKING THE ELECTRIC TRANSITION • Operators like ComfortDelGro Australia are pivoting depots, including its Oakleigh depot in Victoria, to serve its new electric buses.

BIC BUCKS THE BULL • BIC to discuss bus safety framework at upcoming summit

STYLERIDE SEATING SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES NEW MANUFACTURING CENTRE • Growth during the past few years means StyleRide needs to expand its Brisbane manufacturing operations and relocate to a larger single-site manufacturing centre.

NEW SEGE LIGHTWEIGHT SEAT PERFECT FOR ELECTRIC BUSES • Sege Seats is intent on adapting its products to suit the new wave of electric buses. But to do that, it had to make major component changes to drop the weight of a standard bus seat.

MAKING THE MOST OF MOQUETTE • Durable, sustainable and adaptable, moquette seating can meet all of an operator’s needs. Camira explains more about this versatile material.

INDUSTRY EVENTS FOR 2022 • Be sure not to miss out on an opportunity for these fantastic in-person events.

Keeping steady in April • Bus deliveries keeping the course as we move into the second quarter

UK’s first full-sized autonomous buses hit the road • The UK’s first full-sized self-driving buses took to the road at the end of April as part of a government-sponsored autonomous vehicle project.