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"The first electric buses to begin operating beyond the Western Australian
capital of Perth’s CBD district are now ready to go, with around 90 set to be
operating from Transperth’s Malaga depot by the first half of 2026.
Eleven electric buses are now ready to operate, according to the WA government,
and will soon be seen servicing Perth’s suburban areas.
This follows an initial rollout of 18 electric buses that have been running on
the Perth CBD’s CAT bus routes – estimated to be carrying over 2.5 million
passengers each year and saving a combined 720 tonnes of carbon dioxide
emissions.
“This is a really exciting moment for public transport in Western Australia,
with electric buses rolling out into our broader suburban areas for the first
time,” said Rita Saffioti, transport minister for the state.
“We’ve had electric buses operating on the CBD Cat bus routes since September
last year, but now people catching buses in the suburbs will be jumping on
board too.”
Each electric bus, which is assembled at the local Volgren facility, is capable
of travelling up to 300 kilometres on a single charge, saving around 40 tonnes
of CO2 each year.
The 11 new electric buses will be operating out of Transperth’s Malaga depot,
north of the Perth CBD, which is currently undergoing a $12 million upgrade
that will convert it into the state’s largest EV bus charging facility, capable
of supporting 110 electric buses.
Upgrades already completed at the depot include solar panels and batteries to
provide power to the facility, as well as the delivery of new charging
infrastructure.
Plans are also underway for upgrades at the Karrinyup and Claisebrook bus
depots and a new EV bus depot in the north-east suburb of Bayswater. These
upgrades will facilitate the rollout of more electric buses in and around
Perth, with the first electric buses expected to be operating out of the
Karrinyup depot expected by early next year.
The news comes less than two months after the last passenger services diesel
bus to be manufactured in Western Australia rolled out of the Volgren
facility."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
