Net Zero transport
Zero emission bus trial
As part of the Victorian Government’s Zero Emissions Bus Trial, battery-electric buses have started operating along routes 601 and 630 covering Huntingdale Station, Monash University, Gardenvale Station and Ormond Station. Two electric bus charging stations have also been installed at the Clayton Campus transport interchange.
The trial provides people – including Monash students and staff – with a safe, efficient, reliable and virtually silent transport service to Clayton campus. Due to the very quiet nature of the buses, for safety reasons they have been fitted with audible noises for areas with high foot traffic, including around Monash Clayton.
Monash is conducting research into the EV bus trial.
Monash will be working alongside CDC and other contributing organisations, to run a living lab. The living lab will focus on trialling the Electric Bus technology, and the logistics of operating the battery powered vehicles along busy bus routes. Monash is involved in assessing customer experiences during the trial and providing optimisation insights.
Electric shuttle bus and carshare
We will transition our shuttle bus and car share programs to electric vehicles and will also explore an on demand shuttle bus service for patrons traveling to Monash.
Electric vehicle chargers
The proposed EV charging network has been developed in partnership with Engie. This network will be the largest and most capable charging network installed in any Australian University. The solution involves supplying EV charging infrastructure to allow electrification of Monash’s intercampus bus, light vehicle fleet, carsharing service and public charging. This will expand on Monash’s leading position in the Energy Transition providing reduction in the University’s Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.
The network will expand the Caulfield campus charging network to include 6 ultra-rapid capable (150 kW) charging bays, a single rapid (50 kW) charging bay and 6 AC destination (7 kW) charging bays. This will lead to the Caulfield campus charging hub being the largest rapid charging hub within Melbourne.
The incorporation of 10 charging bays to facilitate EV car sharing at Clayton will lead to the largest facility of this type within Australia as Monash University transitions to greater utilisation of carsharing for its fleet operations.
The DC charging infrastructure at the Peninsula campus, including 2 heavy vehicle bays will greatly improve access to charging in the Peninsula and will be the only ultra-rapid charging station in this region (Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula). In addition, the installation of an additional 2 charging bays capable of supporting large / heavy vehicles will allow for Monash University to rapid charge buses, mini-buses and vans/trucks allowing for deep decarbonisation of transport including hard to abate heavy vehicles. These heavy vehicle charging bays will add additional utility to the infrastructure installed as part of the Zero Emission Bus trial which facilitated the installation of the first off depot, on route, charging station for heavy vehicles in Australia.