Coming off the back of its announcement of purchasing BusTech, GoZero was in jolly spirits once the doors opened on day one of the Show.
“The news of our acquisition of BusTech had everyone buzzing,” GoZero Group managing director Stephen Cartwright OAM told ABC.
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“It’s not just good news for us, but the whole industry.
“An acquisition like this retains jobs, creates new opportunities for career development, builds skills in our growing future transport sector and is great for the Australian economy.”
Greeting attendees with a delicious spread of pastries and granola with barista-made coffee, the company had one of the best slots of the day to unveil its new NexGen low floor electric city bus.
With speeches from Chair of the Brisbane City Council Transport Committee councillor Ryan Murphy and Stephen Cartwright, the good news kept on rolling once the curtain was dropped and the NexGen bus was finally on display.
“Our customers and the industry were really impressed with the new NexGen city bus with all its state-of-the-art features like underfloor batteries,” Cartwright says.
The battery placement frees space in the roof, allowing for an extra 10 centimetres in height, while also allowing lighter weight materials to be used for the body, reducing the overall bus weight.
The new bus was bookended by two other popular models in Nexport’s coach and minibus, creating a sea of green and black at the back of the exhibition hall.
“Customers especially liked the versatility of our minibus for on demand use cases,” Cartwright says.
However exciting the start of the day was, the team continued to back it up again, bringing the industry together for celebratory drinks at happy hour, marking the close of a highly successful day one of the show.
“We have plans to be back bigger and better than we’ve ever been at the next Show,” Cartwright says.
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