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$134m trial on feasibility of hybrid, electric bus fleet
Budget to cover roll-out of 50 hybrid, 60 pure electric buses, charging infrastructure
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The first of the hybrid buses were deployed in December 2018, while the electric buses will arrive and be put into service next year.
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The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is spending more than $130 million on a trial to see if diesel-electric hybrid and battery-powered public buses are feasible here - the first move towards an aim to convert Singapore's fleet of 5,400 buses to cleaner energy sources by 2040.
The figure of $134.44 million surfaced at this year's Budget, and pertains to the cost of rolling out 50 hybrid buses and 60 pure electric buses for a "small scale trial" here.
