Auckland\u2019s\u00a0electric bus roll-out\u00a0will this year go up a level – literally – when the first battery-powered double decker joins the fleet.<\/p>\n
The global quest for a full-sized 90-seater double decker has been a long one, but Auckland Transport said new models from manufacturers meant one in the right format would soon be trialled in Auckland.<\/p>\n
The electric double decker will be based at operator Kinetic\u2019s new, purpose-built electric bus depot in New Lynn, which was officially opened on Tuesday, nine days after dispatching the first of its 43 new single-deck electrics.<\/p>\n
Wellington operator\u00a0Tranzit has some smaller electric double-deckers in service\u00a0in the capital, and\u00a0a diesel double-decker, converted to battery power, but Auckland\u2019s will be the first with the same capacity as the existing diesel double deckers.<\/p>\n
Auckland now has 133 zero-emission buses in its fleet,\u00a0the biggest fleet in the country, and the agency\u2019s Edward Wright told the crowd at the depot opening, it may also be slightly ahead of Sydney \u2013 making it Australasia\u2019s biggest fleet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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