ELECTRIC BUS TO GO ON TRIAL RUN

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015
ELECTRIC BUS TO GO ON TRIAL RUN

The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority and Loxley agreed yesterday to launch a free trial run of a 29-seat electric bus on three routes for 18 days next month.

 
The bus can travel up to 250 kilometres on a single charge at a maximum speed of 70km/h. 
It comes equipped with a wheelchair ramp and a Global Positioning System link for commuters to track its location. 
Bangkok hopes one day to replace some 3,000 old buses with electric models that would cut diesel fuel consumption by 120 million litres and 
carbon emissions by 320,000 tonnes per year.