"The Government of New South Wales, in Australia, has announced the purchase of 151 additional battery-electric buses for Sydney, as part of its Zero Emission Buses program. The new order will bring the number of buses procured since the March 2023 state election to 921. According to the Government, the vehicles will be built by Australian manufacturers, including Custom Denning in St Marys, Western Sydney, with more than 50% local manufacturing content."
"Deployment of the new buses is planned for the Leichhardt and Kingsgrove depots, both currently being converted to support zero-emission fleets. In parallel, eleven existing depots across Sydney are undergoing conversion, while a new electric bus depot is under construction in Macquarie Park, outcome of a $115 million investment that will transform a former factory site into a state-of-the-art depot for 165 electric buses."
"The Zero Emission Buses program targets the replacement of more than 8,000 diesel and gas buses across the state, within a plan announced as early as 2019. At present, still according to the government' press note, over 220 electric buses are in operation in Greater Sydney, including three in Newcastle. The Government forecasts that approximately 1,700 battery-electric buses will be in service in Sydney by 2028."
New South Wales has purchased 151 additional battery-electric buses for Sydney under the Zero Emission Buses program, bringing purchases since March 2023 to 921. Vehicles will be built by Australian manufacturers, including Custom Denning in St Marys, with more than 50% local manufacturing content. Deployment is planned for Leichhardt and Kingsgrove depots; eleven existing depots are being converted and a $115 million Macquarie Park depot for 165 buses is under construction. The program targets replacing more than 8,000 diesel and gas buses; over 220 electric buses operate in Greater Sydney and about 1,700 are forecast in Sydney by 2028. Driver vacancies have been reduced by 375, from over 500 to 125.
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