Taipei adds another 16 electric buses to meet 2022 goalsBy Tsai Ssu-pei and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Taipei City Government has added 16 electric buses to its fleet, in a push to cut carbon emissions and noise pollution, the Taipei Department of Transportation told a news conference on Monday. Under the Executive Yuan directive for replacing all urban public buses with electric vehicles by 2030, Taipei began introducing electric buses to its fleet in 2018 and expects to have put 529 electric buses on the road by 2022, he said. Drivers stand by their new electric buses at the Shin-Shin Bus depot in Taipei on Monday. Electric buses cost from NT$10 million to NT$12 million, but they save costs, and offer more comfort and safety, he said. Taipei’s low-floored diesel buses are typically used for eight years, while properly maintained electric buses are expected to remain in service for about 12 years, he said.

Source: Taipei Times December 30, 2020 15:56 UTC