{"id":4969,"date":"2020-04-05T11:45:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T09:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/?p=4969"},"modified":"2020-04-05T11:45:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T09:45:22","slug":"brisbane-introduces-australias-first-of-its-kind-electric-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/2020\/04\/05\/brisbane-introduces-australias-first-of-its-kind-electric-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"Brisbane introduces Australia\u2019s \u2018first-of-its-kind\u2019 electric bus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Brisbane introduces Australia\u2019s \u2018first-of-its-kind\u2019 electric bus<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A new state-of-the-art, fully-electric Metro bus has been revealed by Brisbane city council ahead of a pilot trial in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Metro vehicle is a three-compartment single-decker bus that runs entirely on battery power with zero tailpipe emission and features flash charging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A short CGI video was shared, which the outside and inside of the modern-looking bus. There will be capacity for 150 passengers, a separate driver compartment, on-board Wi-Fi, and USB charging points. It is said to be the first vehicle of its kind in Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Brisbane city council is looking to deliver high-capacity and high-frequency Metro services along dedicated busways and will begin a pilot in 2020, and full services commencing in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4cvaukIE6j0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><center><br \/>\n<\/center><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"posted-by\">By <span class=\"reviewer\"><a title=\"Posts by James Billington\" href=\"https:\/\/www.electrichybridvehicletechnology.com\/author\/jamesbillington\" rel=\"author\">James Billington<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"avatar avatar-150 photo no-display appear\" src=\"https:\/\/www.electrichybridvehicletechnology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/james-billington.jpg\" alt=\"mm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electrichybridvehicletechnology.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.electrichybridvehicletechnology.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FLEET MANAGEMENT NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/newsletter\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4933 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Logo.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3995px) 100vw, 3995px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Logo.jpg 3995w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Logo-300x66.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Logo-1024x226.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"3995\" height=\"882\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join to our NEWSLETTER; you\u2019ll get the latest news, articles, publications, training, conferences, events, congresses, and white papers related to Fleet Management, Mobility and Automotive IN your email fortnightly.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brisbane introduces Australia\u2019s \u2018first-of-its-kind\u2019 electric bus A new state-of-the-art, fully-electric Metro bus has been revealed by Brisbane city council ahead of a pilot trial in 2020. The Metro vehicle is a three-compartment single-decker bus that runs entirely on battery power with zero tailpipe emission and features flash charging. 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