A new electric bus has entered service in the Bowen Basin in Central Queensland.
The bus is used to transport workers from the Poitrel open-cut coal mine, located in one of Australia’s key mining and resources regions.
Marcelo Matos, CEO of Stanmore Resources, which operates the mine, said:Transportation of employees presents an opportunity to deliver meaningful emission reductions and is part of our broader focus on delivering positive impact.
This electric bus has an expected range of around 400km per charge and is equipped with safety features such as seatbelt alarms, driver eye-closure monitoring and real-time vehicle location tracking.
Marcia Shield, Kinetic's Executive General Manager for Central Queensland, said:We are excited to be adding this electric coach to our resources fleet with the vehicle entering service immediately.
It has taken substantial planning and co-ordination from Kinetic, Stanmore and other partners to achieve this outcome and there will be valuable insights gained as we reduce the reliance on diesel fleets.
Kinetic now has more than 240 specialist vehicles supporting the resources industry across Gladstone, Mackay, Bundaberg, Perth, Darwin and Olympic Dam along with the Bowen Basin, where three EVs are now located.
