Adelaide Metro tickets can now be purchased on your smartphone with a new app making it easier to get onboard. Not all public transport users can ditch their metrocards just yet. 7NEWS Adelaide at 6pm | www.7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS | 7NEWS Adelaide

The first two of seven new hybrid buses are set to hit Adelaide roads within days in a push to reduce emissions and fuel consumption. "They're also going to be run on the O-Bahn as well so they'll be working right across our public transport system. Along with this, the contract has been signed by Scania Australia to produce up to 340 buses. Precision Buses producing those right here in South Australia and that has created some 100 jobs," - Transport Minister Corey Wingard. Report in 7NEWS at 6p

South Australia has turned a corner in its plans to go green with the trial of two hydrogen-powered buses. 7NEWS Adelaide at 6pm | www.7NEWS.com.au #saparli #7NEWS | 7NEWS Adelaide

‘Paper tickets are a thing of the past.’ Adelaide Metro will stop accepting metrotickets from July as tap and pay systems are rolled out across its bus network. Until then, Transport Minister Tom Koutsantonis says commuters buying paper tickets will receive a free metrocard amid a crackdown on fare evasion. Details in 7NEWS Adelaide at 4pm and 6pm | www.7NEWS.com.au #saparli #7NEWS | 7NEWS Adelaide