E-buses launched in HP

                             Andhra Pradesh opts green fleets of e-buses

                                                         An electric bus launched in the

                                                         Kullu Manali Rohtang pass.

A week after Himachal Pradesh flagged off India's first commercial electric buses service on the Kullu Manali- Rohtang pass, the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation [APSRTC] has set in motion plans to replicate similar e-bus services in the State, starting with the ghat road connection Tirupati and Trimula. 

While Himachal Pradesh started off with 25e-buses, APSRTC plans to start operation with 50. The buses are manufactured by the Hyderabad-based Goldtone Infratech Limited.

Vice Chairman and Managing Director, APSRTC, M. Malakondaih said, "We plan to run 50 buses on the Trimula ghat road. These buses have been tested at Rohtang and are suitable for the Tirumala route. We have written to the center and are awaiting a response".

 Given that over 15000 vehicles ply on the Tirumala ghat road every day, the introduction of e-buses is expected to reduce pollution.