Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah flagged off 100 non-AC electric buses of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and announced that the STU will induct 1,400 e-buses by April next year.
The 100 buses are part of the 921 non-AC Tata e-buses being inducted under the Centre’s FAME 2 (Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India) scheme. As per the understanding, BMTC will deploy conductors and pay Tata Motors Rs 41 per km. The 12-meter e-buses, have 400mm floor height, and can cover 200km on a full charge.
