Palmerston North and Ashhurst get 42 new electric buses from the Horizons Regional Council and contracted to Tranzit, adding to the e-bus Tranzit introduced to Palmerston North in 2021.
An extra 50 drivers have been recruited and 10 dual e-bus chargers (able to charge up to 20 buses at once) added to the area’s bus depot, mainly to charge them overnight as the e-buses have about 300km range so can do a full day’s service before recharging.
New bus shelters across the city being installed during coming months are delivered by the Palmerston North City Council with $6.9 million funding from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency under its transport choices programme.
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