2015-04-07 Item 2 - Attachment 1 - Pre feasibility Study of Electric Bus Routes

  Tewantin Central in Poinciana Street with 10 percent of the patronage
Figure 5    Average Daily Patronage on Route 627 by Section




3.2    Route options for the electric bus trial
Routes 626, 627, 628 and 629, that are shown in Figure 6 are more suitable for an electric
bus trial than other longer routes because they service the local suburbs connecting the key
local destinations of Tewantin, Noosa Civic, Noosa Heads and Noosa Junction. Since they
operate entirely within the Noosa Shire Council area, they would be patronised mostly by
Noosa residents, tourists and visitors. An electric bus operating on these routes would have
higher visibility and access than the cross-regional routes to Maroochydore and Cooroy. The
longer routes would require multiple charging stations with higher implementation,
operational and maintenance costs for the trial and therefore they were excluded from the
trial assessment.




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