electric buses

In just one year, Kochi's water metro carried 2 million people, runs mostly on solar power, cuts 22,800 tonnes of CO2 yearly — and 18 Indian cities are now planning similar floating metros.

Thanks to Niti Aayog, whose recent proposal of giving purchase rebate as incentive to buyers got the Centre’s approval. The goal behind such a move is to break free from India’s dependency on imported fuel as well as curb down our collective carbon footprint of fuel-driven vehicles.

The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is readying tender documents to procure 150 electric buses.

A study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science indicates that electric buses are not only good for the environment but good for the financial health of our mass transport systems too.

The Lok Sabha will soon get electric buses that are powered by cost-effective batteries developed by ISRO. The long-term plan: to replace all diesel buses in India with electric buses.

Electric buses might soon be seen plying on the streets of Gujarat, as the state government is all set to introduce a pilot project to run six of them between Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.