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TRANSDEV E-BUS PHASE 3
TRANSDEV MELBOURNE E-BUS TRIAL ENTERS ‘PHASE 3’ The third phase of Transdev Melbourne’s e-bus trial is now underway, generating operational data in real-world conditions.
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he trial, conducted by Transdev Melbourne and the Victorian Department of Transport, will now see the electric bus operate on an 86km route between Altona and Mordialloc, gathering valuable data about how the bus performs in a variety of different traffic conditions, Transdev confirms.
Route 903 is known as an orbital route; it allows passengers in Melbourne’s middle and outer suburbs to travel across the city without travelling into the CBD. The orbital routes are among the longest bus routes in the southern hemisphere, Transdev states. Transdev Melbourne interim managing director Rachel Spencer said: “Transdev is committed to identifying cleaner transport options, which have a positive
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