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Crown Coaches features in ABC Magazine, August 2011 PDF Print E-mail

 

Vic Haoust, Managing Director of Crown Coaches Pty. Ltd. has been pursuing environmentally friendly Bus and Coach transport.   As part of this pursuit, Crown Coaches has invested in Hybrid as well as 100% Electric coaches.

ABC (Australian Bus and Coach) Magazine has featured and profiled Vic Haoust's and Crown Coaches' efforts to invest and adopt new technologies in the latest edition of their magazine.   These technologies will decrease the carbon emission profile of current and future coaches.

ABC has given Crown Coaches Pty. Ltd. express permission to host a copy of the article.     Click here to download the PDF file with the full article entitled "Crowning Glory" as published in the August 2011 edition of ABC magazine.

ABC's website can be viewed at http://www.busnews.com.au.

Subscriptions to ABC are available, click here for more information.

 

 
Crown Coaches and Earth Hour 2011 Print E-mail

 

Crown Coaches Pty. Ltd. will again proudly commit to participating in Earth Hour - 2011.

 

 

Turn off your lights at 8.30PM on March 26 2011 wherever you are in the world and sign up on the Earth Hour website to register your participation.

Visit the official Earth Hour website at http://www.earthhour.org/ for more information.

Visit the Australian Earth Hour 2010 site by clicking here.

Please refer to our story archive for our previous particiation in 2009 and 2010.

 

 
Announcing the Crown Coaches BCI Proma Electric Print E-mail

 

After launching Australia's first hybrid bus on 4th March 2009 with The Honourable Minister for Education Bronwyn Pike at the Melbourne Museum, Crown Coaches is now able to offer a 100% plug-in electric coach for charter.  

Our BCI (Bus and Coach International) Proma Electric has been on the road for approximately 9 months performing school run duties and charter, it is easily distinguished from the rest of our fleet with a new silver/blue livery.  

Able to carry 28 passengers or 8 wheelchairs in comfort and safety, the BCI Proma Electric offers the latest green technology.  

Crown Coaches Pty. Ltd. has invested in plug-in electric technology as part of our Greenhouse Challenge Plus efforts.   Crown joined the Greenhouse Challenge Plus in 2000, it is an Industry-Government partnership which aims to:

  • reduce greenhouse gas emissions (including promotion of awareness of greenhouse gas abatement opportunities in industry)
  • accelerate the uptake of energy efficiency
  • integrate greenhouse issues into business decision-making
  • provide more consistent reporting of greenhouse gas emissions levels.

 

BCI Proma Electric

 

Electricity consumed when charging is generated by 100% renewable resources, meaning zero carbon emissions and no "black balloons".  

 

AGL GreenPower

 

A percentage of our total electricity demand is allocated especially for the BCI Proma Electric and is supplied by AGL GreenPower.  Charger monitoring has been possible with equipment from Network Technologies Incorporated, allowing us to track the number of kilowatt hours used.

 
Bus Industry Confederation National Awards 2009 Print E-mail

 

Vic and Julie Haoust of Crown Coaches Pty. Ltd. were proud to accept the Environment and Innovation Award at the Bus Industry Confederation National Awards in Hobart 2009.

 

BIC Environment and Innovation Award 2009

 

The recognition for environmental efforts in such a dynamic and progressive industry is greatly appreciated.  Crown Coaches Pty. Ltd. would like to thank the sponsors Iveco for the evening.   

Mass transit offers the greatest chance to make a difference environmentally and Crown Coaches Pty. Ltd. aims to be a leader.   So, follow Crown on the road to cleaner air.

 

Follow Crown on the road to cleaner air.

 

 

 

 
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