Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel flags off 23 electric buses in Rajkot
Stating that his government lays maximum emphasis on use of electric vehicles, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel Wednesday inaugurated 23 new electric buses and their charging stations in Rajkot. These buses have seating capacity of 27 each and are in addition to 23 electric buses that are already plying on city roads.
With this, the Rajkot Rajpath Limited (RRL), the special purpose vehicle of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC), has a fleet of 46 electric buses plying on BRTS corridors as well as certain routes of city bus service. These buses have cost the RMC Rs 1.20 crore each.
The CM also inaugurated a charging station for these electric buses. The RMC has developed the charging station near Amul Circle on 80 Feet Road of the city.
