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IN FOCUS<br />

TRANSDEV ELECTRIC BUS<br />

• Customised digital signage and<br />

on-board display<br />

• Volgren Optimus body integrated<br />

with BYD e-bus chassis.<br />

GREEN MOBILITY<br />

MEGAWALL/SOLAR SYSTEM<br />

• 250 solar panels capturing up to<br />

159,000kWh of power per year –<br />

average of 438kW per day<br />

• Green Megawall consists of 10<br />

individual Tesla Power Wall units<br />

• Total storage capacity 135kWh.<br />

Our day-to-day work influences<br />

our families, friends and future<br />

generations where they live, work<br />

and play.”<br />

In Australasia, Transdev has 5,704<br />

people passionate about operating<br />

its 2,150 vehicles and vessels, which<br />

deliver more than 145 million<br />

customer journeys each year, it<br />

explains.<br />

It will be Queensland<br />

research and experience<br />

that will shape the design<br />

and introduction of [a]<br />

new zero-emission fleet.<br />

ABOUT TRANSDEV<br />

According to Transdev it believes, “…<br />

public transport plays an important<br />

part in how a city comes to life.<br />

Above: L-R: Transdev Australasia<br />

head of engineering Marc Cleave,<br />

TransLink CEO Matt Longland and<br />

Transdev Queensland head of business<br />

operations Mark McKenzie looking at<br />

solar panel installation at Transdev’s<br />

Capalaba Depot, Brisbane. Image<br />

credit: Nicholas O’Sullivan.<br />

Right:<br />

A mock-up of the e-bus – final livery is<br />

to be determined by TransLink.<br />

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<strong>ABC</strong> November 2020 busnews.com.au

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