Canberra's first electric bus zips into permanent service

Canberra's first permanent battery electric bus entered service on Wednesday. Picture supplied

The sound of travelling by public transport in the ACT has changed, with the warning sounds of an electric bus a new element to the cacophony of Canberra's roads.

Without the sound of a diesel engine grumbling away to alert pedestrians of its arrival, the new Yutong E12 battery electric bus has its own artificial warning.