11,000 Electric Buses coming to Delhi!

Delhi to fight pollution with 11,000 electric buses

Highlights of Pilot project: 3 electric buses from 3 different…

manufacturers have started their testing on Delhi roads

a) PMI-Photon Company – 13 Nov 2018 – Route 522: Ambedkar Nagar, Indrapuri (Krishi Kunj).
b) JBM Solaris – 27 Nov 2018 – Route: Teevra Mudrika Sewa (TMS)
c) Olectra Greentech-BYD – 27 Dec 2018 – Route 534: Between Anand Vihar ISBT & Mehrauli

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• On 11 July 2018, the Delhi government approved, in principal, running 1,000 low-floor AC electric buses in the city which would cost Rs 2,870 crore

• AC CNG low-floor buses that are currently running on Delhi roads cost around Rs 85 lakh each, while an AC electric bus costs Rs 2.5 crore,” the 2016 report said. • Each bus cost approx 2.87 crores. Will get reduced when made in India.

• Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS), which currently operates cluster buses in the city, as the consultant for the project.

• 1,000 Electric Bus and 2,000 CNG buses will be introduced in 2019 • Another 11,000 buses required by Delhi and all of this will be electric.

• The transport department will construct six special bus depots for these buses — a) East Vinod Nagar, b) Bawana Sector-5, c) Burari, d) Rohini Sector-37, e) Revla Khanpur and Narela.

• Launch date July 2019

• Noiseless bus.

• Range 250 to 280kms.

• Full charge in 4 hrs.

• Regenerative brakes.

• CCTV in the bus.

• Bus can raise, lower and tilt itself hydraulically.

• Differently-abled friendly bus.

• Safety features: Fire extinguishers, glass breaking hammers, first aid kits, public address system

• Future buses will be made in India thus lowering cost. MoU for this signed.

• All future buses will be electric buses. Cost reduction features:

• Once the bus is made in India and getting subsidies the cost of bus will be equal to similar premium petrol/diesel bus.

• Smaller batteries could be used on smaller routes to reduce cost.

• Non-AC buses could be used where non-ac buses ply. Specification of the e-Bus.

1. Range of the bus is 250 to 280kms (whereas most Delhi petrol buses travel just 200kms/day)

2. The bus is differently-abled friendly and can lower the height and also tilt.

3. Batteries are under the seating area thus freeing up more space for people & luggage.

4. Unlike CNG & Diesel bus Electric-Bus requires ZERO maintenance.

5. Unlike CNG & Diesel bus Electric-Bus is noiseless and suitable for very comfortable long-distance travel and can promote tourism to a very large extent.

The government is planning to have multilevel depots with charging points similar to the bus depot in Beijing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, where a delegation from the transport department, including minister Kailash Gahlot, and DIMTS had gone on a five-day tour last week. The focus of the tour was to study the infrastructure for buses.

Public can use “ONE” mobility-smart-card to purchase tickets on the electric bus and also on the Delhi Metro. Independent estimates put the number of buses required for public transport needs of the city to around 11,000.