KARACHI: The test drive of Pakistan’s first environmentally friendly electric bus service was conducted in Karachi on Monday under Phase 2 of People’s Bus Service.
The test drive was conducted from Sindh Archives Complex to Sea View.
In the 1st phase 50 electric buses have reached in Karachi while routes and fares would be announced soon after ongoing survey for determining routes of the electric bus service.
The length of the electric buses was 12 meters and those would run on roads with less burden of traffic.
Project Director NRTC Soheb Shafiq briefed at the occasion that electric buses had total capacity to accommodate 70 to 90 passengers with 32 seats for general citizens and 2 seats for special persons. These buses are charged in 20 minutes and are capable of covering a distance of 240 km in a single charge, he informed adding that a charging system has been installed at the UP Mor Bus Depot to charge the buses.
