❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the number and type of vehicles used by the Water Corporation, Department of Water, and Drug and Alcohol Office, with a focus on LPG usage and cylinder numbers. The response details vehicle numbers, fuel types, cylinder configurations, and actions taken to increase LPG usage.
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(a) how many vehicles are leased or owned by those departments or agencies;
(b) Of these, how many are;
(i) passenger vehicles; and
(ii) commercial vehicles;
(c) Of the total number of vehicles, how many are;
(i) petrol or diesel powered;
(ii) LPG powered; and
(iii) powered by other means;
(d) Of the total number of vehicles, how many vehicles are;
(i) 4 cylinders;
(ii) 6 cylinders; and
(iii) V8;
(e) What actions have these agencies taken to increase the proportion of vehicles using Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)?
(b) Of these, how many are;
(i) passenger vehicles; and
(ii) commercial vehicles;
(c) Of the total number of vehicles, how many are;
(i) petrol or diesel powered;
(ii) LPG powered; and
(iii) powered by other means;
(d) Of the total number of vehicles, how many vehicles are;
(i) 4 cylinders;
(ii) 6 cylinders; and
(iii) V8;
(e) What actions have these agencies taken to increase the proportion of vehicles using Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)?
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Answered
2 March 2009
Responded by
Minister for Water; Mental Health
Response time
95 days
For Water Corporation:
(a) 1019.
(b)
(i) 279.
(ii) 740.
(c)
(i)) 835.
(ii) 182.
(iii) 2.
(d)
(i) 449.
(ii) 545.
(iii) 25 (commercial).
e) Vehicles using Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) increased from 0 to 182 in the last two years.
The Department of Water has provided the following response:
(a) 117 vehicles are leased by Department of Water (DoW).
(b)
(i) 60 Passenger vehicles
(ii) 57 Commercial vehicles
(c)
(i) 111 petrol and diesel powered
(ii) 6 LPG
(iii) NIL
(d)
(i) 90 vehicles
(ii) 22 vehicles
(iii) 5 vehicles
(e) The Department of Water (DoW) has taken steps to increase and integrate LPG into the existing fleet from nil to six. The bulk of DoW's fleet is located in regional areas, and our vehicles travel to remote areas where LPG is not often available. As a result of this, DoW has focussed on the shift from 6 cylinders to 4 cylinders vehicles.
The Drug and Alcohol Office offered the following response:
As at 26 November 2008:
(a) 14 vehicles are leased by the Drug and Alcohol Office.
(b) Of these vehicles:
(i) All are passenger vehicles.
(ii) Not applicable.
(c) Of these vehicles:
(i) 12 are petrol or diesel powered.
(ii) Not applicable.
(iii) 2 vehicles are petrol/electric powered.
(d) Of these vehicles:
(i) 11 have four cylinders.
(ii) 3 have six cylinders.
(iii) Not applicable.
(e) Drug and Alcohol Office staff taking part in the Government Vehicle Scheme have opted for petrol/electric vehicles and there are no suitable four cylinder LPG vehicles on the Department of Health 'Best Buy' list. Six cylinder vehicles will only be leased in the future if they are powered by LPG.
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(a) 1019.
(b)
(i) 279.
(ii) 740.
(c)
(i)) 835.
(ii) 182.
(iii) 2.
(d)
(i) 449.
(ii) 545.
(iii) 25 (commercial).
e) Vehicles using Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) increased from 0 to 182 in the last two years.
The Department of Water has provided the following response:
(a) 117 vehicles are leased by Department of Water (DoW).
(b)
(i) 60 Passenger vehicles
(ii) 57 Commercial vehicles
(c)
(i) 111 petrol and diesel powered
(ii) 6 LPG
(iii) NIL
(d)
(i) 90 vehicles
(ii) 22 vehicles
(iii) 5 vehicles
(e) The Department of Water (DoW) has taken steps to increase and integrate LPG into the existing fleet from nil to six. The bulk of DoW's fleet is located in regional areas, and our vehicles travel to remote areas where LPG is not often available. As a result of this, DoW has focussed on the shift from 6 cylinders to 4 cylinders vehicles.
The Drug and Alcohol Office offered the following response:
As at 26 November 2008:
(a) 14 vehicles are leased by the Drug and Alcohol Office.
(b) Of these vehicles:
(i) All are passenger vehicles.
(ii) Not applicable.
(c) Of these vehicles:
(i) 12 are petrol or diesel powered.
(ii) Not applicable.
(iii) 2 vehicles are petrol/electric powered.
(d) Of these vehicles:
(i) 11 have four cylinders.
(ii) 3 have six cylinders.
(iii) Not applicable.
(e) Drug and Alcohol Office staff taking part in the Government Vehicle Scheme have opted for petrol/electric vehicles and there are no suitable four cylinder LPG vehicles on the Department of Health 'Best Buy' list. Six cylinder vehicles will only be leased in the future if they are powered by LPG.
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