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Top, Left<br />
Volgren says<br />
that the Optus<br />
complies with<br />
the highest levels<br />
of safety and<br />
flammability<br />
standards for<br />
buses in Australia.<br />
Top, Right:<br />
Volgren’s<br />
e-buses have<br />
been operating<br />
in Melbourne,<br />
Brisbane and<br />
Sydney.<br />
Right:<br />
Transdev<br />
Queensland<br />
stakeholder<br />
function, recently.<br />
the five vehicles delivered under<br />
Project Aurora. Transport for NSW<br />
directly funded two vehicles for<br />
Sydney, which Transdev procured<br />
on its behalf.<br />
“We wanted to demonstrate zeroemissions<br />
technology by investing<br />
our own cash in it. It’s here now, and<br />
it’s the future now that we want<br />
to promote to government and<br />
show that public transport can be<br />
decarbonised,” Craig added.<br />
NEW KING ARRIVES<br />
Craig said that while the build and<br />
power were critical and logical steps<br />
in Project Aurora, the crown jewel for<br />
Transdev was the data that its new<br />
state-of-the-art fleet provides.<br />
“The transition to a zero-emissions<br />
fleet is a significant investment for<br />
governments and public transport<br />
operators alike,” he explained.<br />
“Recognising this, we want to get<br />
the most out of the assets, which is<br />
why. for Transdev, the monitoring<br />
and analysis of performance and<br />
operational data is king.”<br />
Engaging Sydney-based<br />
technology provider Orion Network,<br />
Cleave and his team at the Transdev<br />
Maintenance and Engineering<br />
Centre of Excellence in Brisbane,<br />
developed TECA – the company’s<br />
own proprietary telematics system.<br />
Working with Orion Network,<br />
TECA was developed as a variable<br />
‘internet-of-things’ (IoT) for<br />
buses, plugging into the vehicle<br />
CAN line, utilising 4G and radio<br />
communications to provide vehicle<br />
data on a real-time dashboard.<br />
“Operating and charging<br />
zero-emissions fleet[s] isn’t difficult.<br />
The tricky part is making sure<br />
that the vehicles and charging<br />
infrastructure operate properly, and<br />
you implement a charging strategy<br />
that extends battery life and vehicle<br />
performance. For this, data and.<br />
more poignantly, informed analysis<br />
of the data, is critical,” Cleave said.<br />
Hamish Duff, founder and director<br />
of telematics supplier the Orion<br />
Network added: “The innovation we<br />
developed with Transdev provides<br />
a real-time operational dashboard<br />
integrating energy and charging<br />
management, fault notifications and<br />
operational data.<br />
“Understanding how electric<br />
buses are operating is key to<br />
successfully integrating [them] into<br />
complex transport networks and<br />
service provision.”<br />
Operational and performance<br />
data and insights collected through<br />
busnews.com.au June 2021 <strong>ABC</strong><br />
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