TRANSPERTH BUS FLEET
294. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I refer to the Transperth bus fleet.
(1) How many diesel or gas buses
were purchased in the 2022–2023 financial year?
(2) How many diesel or gas buses
have been purchased in the 2023–2024 financial year to date?
(3) How many electric buses were
purchased in the 2022–2023 financial year?
(4) How many electric buses have
been purchased in the 2023–2024 financial year to date?
(5) How many of
the 18 electric buses the government committed to in the last state budget have
commenced production?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Transport.
(1)–(5) Ninety-three
diesel buses have been purchased this financial year to date, all of which meet
world's best Euro 6 emissions standards. Works are underway to install
charging infrastructure at key locations, and production has commenced on the
new electric buses, which will roll out onto the central area transit network
later this year.