Electric buses travelled 21.5 L kilometres, ferried 50 lakh passengers

As many as 50 lakh passengers have travelled on electric buses that were introduced in Chandigarh last year, thereby leading to 4.28 lakh litres of diesel being saved, data obtained by The Indian Express from Chandigarh transport department showed.

On a daily basis, approximately 15,500 passengers in Chandigarh travel in the mini electric buses that were flagged off in September last year.

Data obtained by The Indian Express showed that 45 electric buses were at present plying on the roads of Chandigarh — five of which were purchased from Eicher and introduced late last month, with the remaining fleet of 40 belonging to Ashok Leyland that was flagged off last year. These buses, since their introduction, have quickly become the preferred choice of commute for passengers.