THE TOWN service bus which loops around Lerwick would be the “ideal” candidate for electrification. Another issue is the lack of electric bus servicing and maintenance available in Shetland, Ferguson told Shetland News. She said the results of the electric bus trial are being fed into future transport planning. But Ferguson highlighted the town service bus as an “ideal place to start” if local bus services were going to be decarbonised. Advertisement 1 of 9When asked if an electric bus on the town service route would be likely, Ferguson said it would need the SIC to work with bus operators.