Trials in Auckland begin this week for the first double-decker commuter bus in the Southern Hemisphere to beĀ converted from diesel to electric.
Masterton-based Tranzit converted the bus, which has been running in its fleet in Wellington but it believed the concept could appeal to Auckland as aĀ faster way of making the bus fleet zero-emission.
Tranzitās first move in Auckland would be its own fleet of 20 diesel double-deckers on the NX2 run on the Northern Busway but that would depend on a funding agreement with Auckland Transport (AT).
Auckland has aĀ relatively new fleet of 200 diesel-powered double-deckersĀ that would normally have an economic life of 12 years before being due for replacement with a zero-emission version.
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