Commuters in Dehradun will be now able to travel in Zero Emission and noiseless Electric Buses from Olectra Greentech Limited.
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, S Trivendra Singh Rawat, flagged off these buses on Friday.
Speaking on the occasion Rawat said, “We are planning to start these 30 eco-friendly electric buses in this financial year. These buses will run in the hill terrains of Dehradun, Mussoorie, Rishikesh and Haridwar/”
These 9-Meter Air-Conditioned buses have a seating capacity of 25+Wheelchair+Driver with electronically controlled air suspension to ensure a comfortable ride to the passengers.
The buses are equipped with CCTV cameras to ensure the safety of the commuters, a hydraulic wheelchair ramp facility for differently-abled and elderly people, Emergency button and USB Sockets too. The lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery installed in the bus enables it to travel up to 180 KMs on a single charge depending on traffic conditions.
Olectra 9M Electric Bus flagged off by Hon'ble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on today at Dehradun with other delegates. He said that efforts are being made to run 30 buses in the city in this financial year #EV #Olectra #electric #Dehradun #dehraduncity pic.twitter.com/4xBU6FzOQM
— OLECTRA Greentech Limited(A Group Company of MEIL) (@OlectraEbus) December 11, 2020
The technologically advanced electric bus has a regenerative braking system which allows the bus to recover part of the kinetic energy lost in braking.
The high-power AC charging system enables the battery to get fully recharged in between 3-4 hours.
The company in a statement said, Olectra is proud to operate its state-of-the-art electric buses in one more state in the country. Their buses would now contribute to preserving the rich ecology of Uttarakhand. Olectra is committed to its efforts to reduce the pollution levels through an efficient Electric Public Transport System. Olectra is sure that, like other states, their 30 buses will be successful in the state. Electric buses have already proved its reliability and efficiency as it has been successfully deployed at Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Hyderabad and Kerala.
We believe the move by the state government to induct electric buses will help in keeping environment of the mountains clean and the state green.