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"The wheels on the electric bus go round and round. But, how does that work?
Trialling electric buses has long seemed like trialling the wheel.
Transperth’s largest EV bus depot is now complete: 56 dual chargers, 112 plugs,
and a state and federal government lined up to be photographed in front of it.
And so they should. It’s a great outcome. But there are lessons to study.
The electrical infrastructure that made it possible raises questions about how
such electrification could better fit into the whole-of-government and its net
zero transition plans.
Karrinyup in Perth is the third depot converted, after Elizabeth Quay and
Malaga, and it followed the same basic playbook: substation upgrades,
high-voltage reticulation, CCTV, yard reconstruction, and refurbished staff
facilities, delivered by Jet Charge.
Bayswater and Jandakot North are now going through the same process, sized for
130 and 82 buses respectively, and Welshpool, Joondalup and Claisebrook are
next in the planning queue.
Each site effectively repeats the same retrofit: assess the existing grid
connection, upgrade the substation, install chargers, rebuild the yard around
them."
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
