TSRTC to soon introduce AC electric buses in Telangana Hyderabad
In hyderabad, the Corporation will soon provide environmentally friendly electric buses. Olectra has ordered 550 electric buses from Greentech Limited (OGL) as part of the project. It has chosen to operate 500 buses in the city of hyderabad and 50 buses on the vijayawada route, where there are currently 10 electric buses operating, according to Sajjanar. TSRTC intends to operate only electric buses in hyderabad in the near future. In the city, 500 electric buses will be made accessible throughout this fiscal year.
50 of them are AC buses, with the remaining half being either regular or metro express buses. These buses will be provided to TSRTC by Olectra in installments under a Gross Cost contract (GCC) basis. Another 800 electric buses are being purchased for the city in addition to these, said Sajjanar.
Features
• Each bus is 35-seater capacity with mobile charging facility, seat belt facility and CCTV cameras.
• Reverse parking assistance camera to enable the bus to reverse.
• Four LED boards have been installed in the bus for destination details.
• fire Detection Suppression System (FDSS) has been installed in buses
• They can travel up to 225 kilometers on a single charge. Full charging takes 2 to 3 hours.
• Safety features include panic button at every seat and vehicle tracking system.