Sharjah launches 10 environment friendly electric buses

Engineer
Yousef Khamis Al Othmani, Chairman of the SRTA revealed that the
addition of the new buses aims to strengthen the authority’s mass
transportation fleet, which reflects the importance of relying on
environmentally friendly means of transportation.
Al
Othmani affirmed that the SRTA is adopting a number of development
initiatives and plans with a sustainable course, to encourage the use of
mass transportation in a way that meets aspirations for the shift
towards green transportation, to reduce environmental impacts, and
reduce energy consumption.
He
added that the SRTA has actually put these initiatives into effect at
the level of intercity buses, in addition to taxis, with the aim of
spreading the idea of green transportation to all of the authority’s
transport fleet.
Abdulaziz
Mohammed Al Jarwan, Director of the SRTA for Transportation Affairs,
explained that the new buses are of the “King Long” model with a set of
standard specifications.
These, according to Al Jarwan, are 9 metres
long, and the capacity of bus amounts to 22 passengers. They also have
international safety specifications and have obtained a European safety
certificate, in addition to being air-conditioned, and operating with a
battery cooling system which suits the climatic conditions in the UAE.