Catching the bus is not only better for the environment, it can be a much cheaper, less stressful way to get around Nelson-Tasman, especially with improved services on the way.
Adult Bee card-holding commuters can travel one way between Richmond and central Nelson for $1.40 until the end of August under the Government’s extended half-price public transport scheme.
But even the full-price rate of $2.80 is cheaper than taking a petrol-powered car.
Yachal Upson, of Novology Ltd in collaboration with the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum, pulled together some ballpark figures that indicate the costs of using a car.