KMB to introduce 42 electric buses for the first time
June 10, 2021
The Standard
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KMB will spend over hundred million dollars and purchase 42 electric buses for the first time, which are expected to commence service in the second half of next year.
These electric buses will mainly cover routes travelling between new development areas and city towns.
The bus company said it didn’t have any plan to increase the bus fares.
Lam Tsz-ho, head of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department of KMB explained although the fares for electric buses would be one-third more expensive than buses that run on diesel and resources will be put into developing more charging facilities, the operation costs for repairing and fuels will reduce in the long term after switching to electric buses.
He said that KMB purchased electric buses to help government achieve its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.
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