AT LOCAL is a new form of public transport that's currently being trialled for a year at an estimated cost of $1.3 million in Devonport. Auckland Transport's $1.3 million rideshare experiment in upmarket Devonport is the city's most heavily-subsidised public transport service, needing a top-up of $11.72 per trip. Chris McKeen/STUFF Auckland Transport's trial rideshare service in Devonport is subsidised at $11.72 per trip. Chris McKeen The electric vehicle rideshare service around Devonport will be extended by six months. AT said the service had replaced 10,750 private vehicle trips, although 48 per cent of the electric shuttles' trips have been with just one passenger.

Source: Stuff October 31, 2019 20:03 UTC