In a
bid to provide eco-friendly and cost effective intra-city bus services,
the Union ministry of road transport is set to provide 30
electric-powered buses to select cities across country soon. After
months of lab trials by Bangalore Road Transport Corporation, the
government wants to start trial of these buses on the road to find out
the cost of operations and practical feasibility of the concept.
Of the 30 buses, seven will ply in UP at Agra, Meerut, Lucknow, Varanasi, Allahabad, Gorakhpur and Kanpur. Speaking to TOI, UPSRTC general manager Vineet Seth said, "The idea is to replace fossil fuel technology with eco-friendly technology, where buses will be recharged at terminals during the night and run the entire day without recharging."
Seth said, "At an International Conference and Exhibition on Public Transport Innovation held in Delhi on August 13 and 14, Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari announced that electric-powered buses would be provided to some proposed smart cities across the country."
Speaking on the occasion, organized to mark the golden jubilee celebration of the Association of State Road Transport Undertaking (ASRTU), which was established on August13, 1965, Gadkari laid emphasis on the use of bio-diesel and other alternative fuels to reduce emission and hence air pollution. He said bus service providers should adopt new technologies such as GPS-based systems, passenger information systems, CCTV cameras, automatic fare collection system and electronic ticket vending.
If UPSRTC sources are to be believed, the corporation is eager to replace CNG and diesel-run city buses with electric-powered buses before 2016-end. This would not only reduce pollution levels, but will also cut the overall cost of operation in the long run. In June, the corporation had sent a group of nearly 20 officials from different regions to European countries like Italy, Switzerland and France to study public transportation systems in those countries and gather knowledge about new and eco-friendly technologies.
Ravinder Singh, service manager of Agra roadways and the man behind this idea in UP, said, "At present, we have to spend about Rs 25 a km to run CNG buses. If we use electric buses, the cost will come down to Rs 7 a km. A feasibility study in this regard was done in Bangalore and it proved effective. The idea is to remove carbon footprints and at the same time use minimum power to run our vehicles. The buses will be charged at stations during the night or at bus stops during the day. This way we would not require overhead wires or electric tracks on roads." Source : TOI
Of the 30 buses, seven will ply in UP at Agra, Meerut, Lucknow, Varanasi, Allahabad, Gorakhpur and Kanpur. Speaking to TOI, UPSRTC general manager Vineet Seth said, "The idea is to replace fossil fuel technology with eco-friendly technology, where buses will be recharged at terminals during the night and run the entire day without recharging."
Seth said, "At an International Conference and Exhibition on Public Transport Innovation held in Delhi on August 13 and 14, Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari announced that electric-powered buses would be provided to some proposed smart cities across the country."
Speaking on the occasion, organized to mark the golden jubilee celebration of the Association of State Road Transport Undertaking (ASRTU), which was established on August13, 1965, Gadkari laid emphasis on the use of bio-diesel and other alternative fuels to reduce emission and hence air pollution. He said bus service providers should adopt new technologies such as GPS-based systems, passenger information systems, CCTV cameras, automatic fare collection system and electronic ticket vending.
If UPSRTC sources are to be believed, the corporation is eager to replace CNG and diesel-run city buses with electric-powered buses before 2016-end. This would not only reduce pollution levels, but will also cut the overall cost of operation in the long run. In June, the corporation had sent a group of nearly 20 officials from different regions to European countries like Italy, Switzerland and France to study public transportation systems in those countries and gather knowledge about new and eco-friendly technologies.
Ravinder Singh, service manager of Agra roadways and the man behind this idea in UP, said, "At present, we have to spend about Rs 25 a km to run CNG buses. If we use electric buses, the cost will come down to Rs 7 a km. A feasibility study in this regard was done in Bangalore and it proved effective. The idea is to remove carbon footprints and at the same time use minimum power to run our vehicles. The buses will be charged at stations during the night or at bus stops during the day. This way we would not require overhead wires or electric tracks on roads." Source : TOI
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