Cape Town’s e-buses to arrive at end 2017; e-bus plant on track

Cape Town’s e-buses to arrive at end 2017; e-bus plant on track

Cape Town’s fleet of eleven electric buses are scheduled for arrival by the end of 2017, “operating by the beginning of 2018, or sooner”, says Cape Town Transport and Urban Development Authority (TDA) commissioner Melissa Whitehead. The buses will be supplied by Chinese green energy firm BYD, in a R126-million, three-year deal financed by the City of Cape Town.