Australian tourist and travel services company SeaLink Travel has announced plans to operate at least 55 zero emissions buses in Australia by mid-2022.
The news is buried at the bottom of SeaLink Travel’s full-year earnings press release, in which the company reported “a very resilience financial result” despite the impact of Covid-19.
CEO Clint Feuerherdt said the company is aiming to “be operating at least 55 zero emission buses in its Australian fleet” by the middle of 2022 after making what was then Australia’s largest order of electric buses back in December, for 31 buses set to arrive progressively from February to depots across Sydney.
“Other highlights include placing Australia’s largest ever order for electric buses, rolling out 37 new electric double decker buses to support key routes around London, and ordering Australia’s first two hydrogen fuel cell buses,” Feuerherdt also said.
“Although SeaLink is now a global business with operations in London and Singapore, which made management of the pandemic that bit more challenging, we are in a great position to have approximately 90% of our revenue base fully contracted by government or large corporate entities,” said Feuerherdt.
“We have anticipated, navigated, and repositioned to finish with a strong balance sheet that supports our growth strategy and ultimate purpose: to become a world leader in delivering essential journeys through safe and intelligent transport solutions whilst creating brilliant customer experiences.”
Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.