BLOG: How electric buses are improving bus operations in India

India
Written By WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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In this blog post, Anuj shares a few details about how the electric buses are alleviating some of the difficulties that can be found with internal combustion engine (ICE) bus operations. More than 20 interviews with transit authorities in three cities in Maharashtra—Mumbai, Pune, and Navi Mumbai—and with their private bus operators showed that electric buses are packed with features, more comfortable to drive than ICE buses, and manufacturers are constantly working on improving their products.

The second in a three-part series about our conversations with authorities in Maharashtra. The first blog post of this series shows that the transit authorities in Maharashtra are satisfied with their battery-electric buses and have a positive outlook on the future of the technology.

Read the full blog by Anuj Dhole on theicct.org.

 
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