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

Using the above mentioned selection criterion, four (4) electric bus manufacturers were
shortlisted for further evaluation using a Multiple-Criteria Analysis (MCA) approach as below:
   Solaris (Poland)
   BYD (through Carbridge the largest Australia aviation bus company with operations in
   Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth airports)
   Optare (through PATICO Automotive who are the Australian distributors for Optare
   headquartered in Dandenong, Melbourne and have been operating in Australia for 10
   years)
   Olev (through Australian Electric Infrastructure Transport (AEIT) with an office located in
   Brisbane, Queensland. AEIT is a Brisbane based company established in 2012 to
   commercialise the Olev electric vehicles in Australia)
Table 5        List of International Electric Bus Manufacturers contacted for
               Market Research

Name             Model          Origin          Range         Vehicle      Battery       Assessment
                                                              Length                     outcome

Designline       Various        United          200km         12m          Sodium/Ni     Tried to contact on
Bus Pacific                     Arab                                       ckel/Chlori   several occasions but
                                Emirates /                                 de            no response (no longer
                                New                                                      running out of NZ.
                                Zealand                                                  Solely in Middle East.

                                                                                         Not shortlisted

Zonda            Model          China           200km         12m          Lithium–      Tried to contact on
                 YCK6128H                                                  ion           several occasions but
                 EC                                                                      no response.

                                                                                         Not shortlisted

Thundersky       Thunder        China           200km         11.2m        Lithium–      Tried to contact on
                 Sky –                                                     ion           several occasions but
                 EV010                                                                   no response.

                                                                                         Not shortlisted

AMZ-Kutno        City Smile     Poland          na            12m          na            Tried to contact on
                 CS12                                                                    several occasions but
                                                                                         with minimal interaction
                                                                                         and limited interest in
                                                                                         being involved.

                                                                                         Not shortlisted

IVECO            na             Italy           na            na           na            Tried to contact on
                                                                                         several occasions but
                                                                                         no response.

                                                                                         Not shortlisted

VDL              na             Luxemburg       na            na           na            Had detailed discussion
Bus/Coach                                                                                with them and they are
                                                                                         currently not looking to




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