BEST Electric Buses To Get Solar Charged
The electric buses from BEST will get charged with solar power now. The officials have informed that the buses will now be on 100% green energy for its fleet of […]
The electric buses from BEST will get charged with solar power now. The officials have informed that the buses will now be on 100% green energy for its fleet of 386 buses.
The BEST officials informed that usually, BEST procures electricity from Tata Power, which comes from its coal-based thermal plants. However now, BEST is procuring solar power from the grid.
BEST general manager Lokesh Chandra said – “We have decided to use only solar and in future, solar-wind or hydro-based energy to power our e-buses.”. He also informed that adequate solar energy will be procured by June 2023 to cater to over 2,100 electric buses, and by 2027, the undertaking plans 100% electrification of its fleet.
As the state is focussing on renewables heavily, solar power can be purchased at much cheaper rates as compared to thermal power.
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