Mumbai: Double Decker BEST Buses go electric, 900 to run in city

Thackeray requested municipal commissioners of other cities who are procuring electric buses to also add double-decker electric buses into their fleets on busy routes.

NewsBharati    28-Jan-2022 12:02:58 PM
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Mumbai, January 28: BEST, which is the red double-decker bus in Mumbai, is going electric and it will soon procure 900 such buses for the city, announced minister Aaditya Thackeray recently. The minister tweeted, "CM Uddhav Thackeray and I have been personally keen on reviving Mumbai's iconic double-decker buses.”
 
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He added, "While doing so, the BEST is procuring 900 of them, fully electric and emission-free. As we increase our BEST fleet, ultimately to 10,000 electric/clean alternate fuel buses, our aim is to have maximum double-decker buses, as this increases our capacity.”
  
 
The tourism and environment Minister said he has requested civic chiefs of other cities in the state to add these double-decker electric buses to their fleet.

Moreover, he said that he has requested municipal commissioners of other cities who are procuring electric buses to also add double-decker electric buses into their fleets on busy routes.
 
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The BEST undertaking provides public bus services in Mumbai and neighbouring cities, including Thane, Mira-Bhayander and Navi Mumbai. Around 25 lakh passengers travel daily in the BEST buses.