<p>In this episode of the EV Brief Podcast, Jonathan was fortunate to sit down with Mark Peters, General Manager Fleet, Innovation &amp; Business Intelligence for Transit Systems; one of the largest bus operators contracted to Government in the country. Mark's technical and business experience ensures he is across all of Transit Systems' business units, and he is fixed firmly on a zero-emissions future for the fleet.</p> <p>Timestamps:</p> <p>00:19 - Introduction</p> <p>01:50: Mark's role</p> <p>03:42 - The importance of data&nbsp;</p> <p>04:20 - Transit Systems' zero-emission fleet strategy</p> <p>05:13 - The appetite for fleet electrification nationally</p> <p>08:30 - Driver training for electric buses</p> <p>09:40 - Mark's thoughts on the electrification transition</p> <p>&nbsp;10:29 - Technical details of buses, and balancing charging in the depot</p> <p>13:05 - Will depot design change as electrification takes hold?</p> <p>14:10 - Charging the buses</p> <p>15:50 - Bus efficiency</p> <p>17:20 - Regional travel and electric buses</p> <p>19:18 - Any operational cost savings over the diesel fleet?</p> <p>20:48 - Battery degradation in the fleet</p> <p>21:51 - Battery chemistry</p> <p>22:22 - Hydrogen fleets - will we see them in Australia?</p> <p>23:35 - Medium to large scale hydrogen generation</p> <p>24:51 - Solar and battery infrastructure at the depot</p> <p>26:16 - Wrap up</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>