The first locally manufactured electric buses will roll out in Sydney later this year, as the NSW Government charges ahead with its plan to electrify the bus fleet by 2030.
\nMinister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance said the Element electric bus, built by Custom Denning, will be the first electric bus entirely manufactured in NSW.
\n\u201cWe are another step closer to creating a greener, cleaner and healthier future for the people of NSW, thanks to Custom Denning manufacturing electric buses at its factory in St Marys,\u201d Mr Constance said.
\n\u201cCustom\u2019s Element electric bus has undergone a thorough assessment and I am excited to see it now included on a list of electric buses available to Transport for NSW\u2019s bus operators.\u201d
\n\u201cBusways has already placed an order for six new electric buses from Custom, and I look forward to many more local bus companies taking up the opportunity to support local manufacturing and local jobs.\u201d
\nCustom Bus Group Managing Director Scott Dunn said Custom has been building buses in Sydney for more than 65 years, and has built more than 700 diesel buses for the NSW Government over the past 10 years.
\nThere are currently 12 people working on the electric bus project. However, we have the capacity to build around 400 buses each year in our current factory and this could create more than 300 jobs,\u201d said Mr Dunn.
\n\u201cThe Element electric bus will be able to operate for around 22 hours on a single four-hour charge, and are cheaper to maintain and operate than their diesel counterparts.\u201d
\n\u201cBusways was Custom Denning\u2019s first non-government customer and we have been buying high quality, reliable buses from them since 1958. We\u2019ve been trialling the Element bus in the Penrith area for the last month and we are excited to be receiving our first order in the coming months,\u201d said Busways Managing Director, Byron Rowe.
\nMore than 60 new electric buses will be introduced on bus routes operated on behalf of the NSW Government this year. Electric buses are already operating in Sydney\u2019s inner west and south west, as well as in the Hornsby and Sutherland regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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