Following the opening of Australia's first 100-per-cent electric bus depot on the Gold Coast, this school is trialling the technology to help teach kids a lesson in curiosity.
While the economics of electric buses may make them an increasingly irresistible public transport option, year 4 student Annabelle Nicolson has a different reason for liking her new electrified ride to school.Transport research indicates car dependency is driving up congestion around schools
"If the gas from the bus goes into the air, then we, and the plants and the animals, can get sick," she said. The trial is the only one of its type on the Gold Coast, with the school hoping to transition its fleet over five years. "We're at the inflection point now, where if you were setting up a new operation with the depot and fleet, you would probably want to invest in electric," Griffith University's Matthew Burke said.
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