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"New South Wales has unveiled concept designs for what is expected to become
the state’s first purpose-built electric bus depot at Macquarie Park in
Northern Sydney.
The new $145 million electric bus depot is being jointly funded by the state
and federal governments and will be built by New Zealand civil engineering firm
Fulton Hogan, which will include both standard 75 kilowatt (kW) and fast 150 kW
plug-in chargers.
While the design appears yet to be finalised, the Macquarie Park depot will be
located alongside the M2 on Talavera Road and will operate approximately 150
buses, servicing areas from the northwest suburbs to Ryde, Parramatta, and the
lower north shore.
“Building a new bus depot in such a centrally located part of Sydney is a rare
occurrence and an important milestone in this massive transition to cleaner and
quieter buses powered by renewable energy,” said John Graham, state minister
for transport.
“Passengers can look forward to a smoother ride as we phase out the oldest
diesel buses first.”
The 150 electric buses will be new, adding to the state’s growing fleet and
will support those operating out of the existing Ryde and Willoughby bus
depots. Each bus will be capable of travelling up to 300 kilometres on a single
charge."
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