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South Africa s first active electric bus launched in Cape Town

South Africa s first active electric bus launched in Cape Town Xinhua 06 Jul 2021, 11:30 GMT+10 CAPE TOWN, July 5 (Xinhua) The first electric bus in active service in South Africa was officially launched here on Monday after having been in day-to-day operations carrying passengers in the city as of July. Western Cape Province s Transport and Public Works Minister Daylin Mitchell and a centuried major local bus operator Golden Arrow Bus Services jointly launched the bus that was manufactured by China s energy vehicle manufacturer BYD. The bus company has partnered with BYD and a co-funding partner, national electric vehicle program uYilo, to test two 100-percent electric buses for 12 months and sufficient testing has been done to take them into operation, it said in a joint statement with Mitchell.

TAKE A LOOK | SA s first electric bus has started carrying passengers

TAKE A LOOK | SA’s first electric bus has started carrying passengers Business Insider SA facebook Image: Golden Arrow Bus Services The 160-year-old Golden Arrow Bus Services has introduced two new electric busses to its fleet in Cape Town. These are the first fully electric buses in South Africa to transport passengers along active routes. The buses, which endured a 12-month testing phase, have a 300km range. They are recharged at Golden Arrow’s solar-powered depot in Epping, which produces 50kWp energy. In a first for South Africa’s public transport system, Golden Arrow has officially launched two fully electric buses, which are carrying passengers as of July.

Golden Arrow leads fight to cut emissions with first electric bus in SA

Golden Arrow leads fight to cut emissions with first electric bus in SA
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