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Ahmedabad BRTS to use electric buses

2018-08-20

By next year, Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) will become the first service in India to use electric buses. Ashok Leyland, a commercial vehicle?s manufacturer, in an agreement with Ahmedabad Janmarg (AJL), will run 50 electric buses on the BRTS corridor and will look after the maintenance, appointment of drivers and installing chargers. The AMC will pay a per kilometre running charge to the company. Of AJL?s existing 250 bus fleet, 50 buses will be replaced by the electric ones.