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