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"At a shuttle stop near Zion National Park’s south entrance, Dean Birmingham
sat waiting to board one of the park’s new electric shuttle buses. Visiting
from London, he’s in the midst of driving across the West on a massive road
trip, so it’s nice to let someone else take the wheel for a change.
“I must have done about 3,000 miles. That’s enough,” Birmingham said.
After a few minutes, the shuttle pulled up with a barely perceptible hum, and
he joined the small crowd climbing aboard.
Toward the front, taking in the red rock views from one of the shuttle’s large
windows sits Jesse Heaton. He’s visiting from Santa Cruz, California, which is
in the midst of transforming its bus system into a zero-emission fleet. Doing
the same thing in a spot like this, he said, is a no-brainer.
“It's important, especially in places that are this beautiful, to try to limit
emissions as much as possible,” Heaton said. “So it's good to see that
transition.”
Zion recently rolled out five electric shuttles like this one to replace aging
propane-powered buses on the route that takes visitors from the town of
Springdale to the park’s south entrance.
The overhaul will eventually replace all of Zion’s shuttles with 26 fully
electric buses — along with 27 charging stations — funded largely by a $33
million U.S. Department of Transportation grant. The park expects the next
shipment of shuttles to arrive this winter with plans to begin running them
through Zion Canyon next spring.
Zion public affairs specialist Jonathan Shafer said it’s all part of a
long-term vision to manage booming visitor numbers while preserving the park’s
natural beauty."
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Cheers,
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
