Govt should buy 10,000 electric and hydrogen buses

Ten thousand electric and hydrogen buses should be purchased by the Government to support its public transport sustainability goals, a Northland sector veteran says.A public bus in Whangārei. (Source: rnz.co.nz)By Susan Botting, Local Democracy ReporterWhangārei’s Gavin Roberts’ comments come in the wake of the Government this week announcing its new sustainable public transport framework.The 43-year public bus service veteran said the Government’s purchase of a mix of buses powered by electricity or hydrogen would help support its public transport emissions reduction goals.Transport Minister Michael Wood announced the new plan with improved environmental and health outcomes among its aims.”We are rolling out a new public transport model, that will prioritise fair and equitable treatment of employees, mode-shift and improved environment and health outcomes,” Wood said.Roberts, who…

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