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"The Victorian government has launched its official roadmap to electrify the
state’s bus fleet, building on the commitment that all new public transport
buses purchased from July 1, 2025, to be zero emission buses.
The Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Plan has been designed to guide the phase-out of
Victoria’s existing fleet of diesel buses and provide operators and industry
with clarity on how the transition will unfold.
With over 4,500 buses to replace, the ZEB Transition Plan will see some
operators begin the switch immediately to ZEBs, such as the larger operators in
Melbourne and large regional centres.
Smaller operators around the state, particularly in regional areas, will take a
slower and more gradual approach to the transition.
Bus trials began following the Victorian 2020/21 Budget which provided funding
to six Victorian bus operators to trial 52 ZEBs on existing routes across the
state’s metropolitan and regional bus networks. These buses are already
operating on the state’s bus network, which includes two hydrogen fuel cell
buses.
Victoria’s ZEB Transition Plan does not mandate any particular technology, and
it is up to operators to determine whether battery electric (BEB) or hydrogen
fuel cell buses (HFCB) are the most appropriate.
However, as the government noted in the ZEB Plan, “following feedback from
operators, the Victorian government expects BEBs to support the initial
introduction of ZEBs, particularly for metropolitan services.”"
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
