The delivery of the new fleet of electric buses comes after a trial of four electric buses began in the Joondalup area in February last year.
Image: WA governmentGetting around Perth’s CBD will soon be cleaner and more sustainable, with the first electric CAT bus set to hit the ground running mid 2024.
As part of the WA government’s Electric Bus Program, the initiative will see the delivery of 130 new electric buses, the installation of charging infrastructure at key depots and major upgrades to manufacturing facilities to support the production of electric buses.
The program will soon deliver 18 electric Perth CAT buses and make Elizabeth Quay Bus Station the first bus station in WA capable of supporting electric buses.
The delivery of a new fleet of electric buses comes after a trial of four electric buses began in the Joondalup area in February last year.
All four electric buses are still in service, operating from the Joondalup bus depot using a high-voltage EV charging system to power the buses.
Successful results in the first year of the trial saw the electric buses carry more than 250,000 passengers over 140,000 kilometres, saving about 230 tonnes of carbon dioxide in the process.