Chandigarh: UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore on Wednesday took pollution-free trips that were almost 10 km on the city’s first electric bus from Punjab Raj Bhawan to the 17 Police Station sector and then India International Center, Sector 42, marked the launch of a green vehicle for public transportation Approved four years ago.
The bus will be tried for 20 days.
This will operate on the PGI-Manimajra route through Madhya Marg.
This bus is scheduled tentatively available to the general public since the first week of September.
19 other buses tend to reach 30 September and 20 others at the end of October.
The procurement of 40 other electric buses was in process and is expected to be accepted by 2022.
The first electric bus has reached Chandigarh on July 31.
Three companies have made an offer to run 40 electric buses.
However, the lowest bidder, Ashok Leyland, was awarded a contract to run the bus environmentally friendly for 10 years based on the km scheme.
All maintenance expenditures, bus filling stations, suspension, HVAC systems and the main and small repairs of the bus during the contract period will be the responsibility of a successful bidder, in accordance with the agreement.
The department will pay Rs 60 per km to the company.
The collection of rates will be made by authority.
After charged, the bus will cover a distance of almost 200-300 km and will take 2-3 hours to fill the bus.
The procurement of the bus will provide a big boost for the UT plan to replace the entire Armadence of the usual bus from the procurement of transportation Chandigarh (CTU) with