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S’pore to get 400 new electric buses: Is less air pollution worth the higher costs?
While costly to acquire and with lower capacities, the new buses will improve health and environment outcomes
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Electric buses, like this 12m three-door electric single-decker bus made by Volvo and Singapore's SC Auto Industries, are cleaner but costlier than diesel buses.
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Singapore is accelerating its drive towards a cleaner public bus fleet. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has just called a tender for 400 electric buses with those running on electricity by 2030.
This is indeed good news for bus commuters, who bear the brunt of kerbside pollution as they wait at bus stops across the island day in, day out.
