"Kinetic has officially opened its new purpose-built Preston bus depot in Melbourne, featuring the first overhead gantry-charged infrastructure for zero-emission buses in the state of Victoria. The facility was developed in partnership with the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning as part of the Metropolitan Zero Emission Bus Franchise (MZF). This project follows Kinetic's previous deployment of large-scale overhead gantry charging systems at its Glenfield depot in Auckland, New Zealand."
"The Preston depot utilizes an overhead gantry design that suspends charging equipment above the vehicle bays rather than using traditional ground-mounted units. Connection to the buses is facilitated through pull-down cable reels that interface with the vehicle charge ports. Data released by the operator indicates that this configuration is 25% more space-efficient than standard ground-based charging setups, allowing for a higher density of vehicles within the same footprint. According to a press release by Kinetic, the system also reduces the risk of vehicle damage compared"
Kinetic opened a purpose-built Preston bus depot in Melbourne equipped with the state's first overhead gantry-charged infrastructure for zero-emission buses. The depot was developed with the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning as part of the Metropolitan Zero Emission Bus Franchise (MZF). Kinetic operates over 12,000 buses and 400 trains across seven countries and manages 33 zero-emission bus depots globally with more than 1,500 electric vehicles. The Preston site is Kinetic's fourth electric bus depot in Victoria and its 12th in Australia. The gantry system uses pull-down cable reels, is about 25% more space-efficient than ground chargers, and reduces vehicle damage risk.
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