Mumbai: expect 12% of the best 3,300 buses to electricity at the end of the year, when it will have 380 e-buses.
To increase e-move, attempt to decide on Monday to get 100 new e-double decker, which can push the electric trace to 15% (almost 500 e-bus) in early 2022.
Lokesh Chandra’s best general manager on Monday announced the medicine -The business wants a memo plan to procure double-deckers Deckers and will go as’ pure twin-deck ‘bus’.
While it is a good decision by the best to increase electric vehicles, it also has to make sure the bus wet rent runs on green fuel.
550 buses such as diesel, which is not the city.
The best committee and administration must join hands for more cleaner and sign contracts for buses that only run on CNG or electricity.
Iconic double decker has been popular among Mumbaikars for decades, but the fleet shrinks from 120 years ago 48.
Twenty eight more can be removed in the coming months when they complete their age, said the source.
The best is in a hurry to get a new Twin-Deck bus so that it maintains a double-decker fleet at 120.
“We have approached the manufacturer to enter the latest technology and submit bids for e-double-decker buses.
If they can run in the city outside country, why not in Mumbai? “He said.
Such buses operate in China, the US and England.
Chandra said it would cost Rs 68-70 lakh to buy a normal double-decker in Mumbai and the electrical variant would add a cost of 150%, which was more than Rs 1.7 Crore per bus.
Chandra said even though the cost of capital for each bus will be high, long running and maintenance costs will be low and commuting will get a non-sound emission bus that will be good for the city.
In addition, having a double-decker means occupying fewer street space and carrying 90 passengers on one trip.
Other environmentally friendly steps will be able to bring more CNG or electric buses than diesel on wet rent, where private parties supply buses, maintaining them, providing drivers and fuel, while the best spread conductors and have 100% rights to operate.
A official said, “We have nearly 550 mini-bus buses on wet rentals running in Diesel.
When we sign contracts with operators, we will explore the possibility of a smaller CNG or electric bus.” This week, best get 25 single electric buses New longer (12 meters) so they can accommodate more commuter.