Transdev Queensland Managing Director Mark McKenzie said that he is proud of securing the funding and the government’s commitment to growing the hydrogen industry and its opportunities.
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“The state government has already backed zero-emission vehicles and now we look forward to what hydrogen has to offer,” Mr McKenzie said. “Transdev is not only investing in the buses but also working with suppliers in building the necessary hydrogen supply infrastructure at our depot and the upskilling of our staff. The buses will be built by Volgren using a Wrightbus Hydrogen chassis and we look forward to testing these buses on city roads, providing valuable data to Translink and the Queensland government about their performance. Our local Brisbane team is also excited to grow our own local hydrogen expertise using the experience of our global Transdev teams in running zero-emission fleets right around the world.”
Transdev delivers more than two million passenger trips each year on passenger, school and charter services across Redlands and Brisbane via a fleet of about 109 diesel buses. In Brisbane, Transdev also runs an electric bus which was Australia’s first 100 per cent sustainably powered full-size electric bus, which was powered by a massive rooftop solar generation system at the depot.
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