Beijing to buy 910 eco-friendly buses this year

Shanghai, February 10 (Gasgoo.com) Beijing Public Transport Corporation (BPTC) said it would purchase 910 new energy buses this year for green public transportation, Xinhua News Agency reported Monday.

"All of the buses, including 50 all-electric and 860 hybrid vehicles, will come into service on major routes of Beijing city this year," said Zhong Qianghua, Deputy Technical Director of BPTC.

These buses will added to the current fleet of 50 electric buses and 10 hybrid buses that are in trial operation in Beijing now, according to Zhong.

The company had announced a $2 million investment this year in new energy vehicle purchase aimed at reducing environmental and financial costs incurred by gasoline- and diesel-fueled buses.

BPTC is a large state-owned enterprise operating mainly the ground passenger transportation of the capital city. Beijing will buy 940 new-energy vehicles this year, including 910 buses and 30 sanitary vehicles. By the end of 2009, the city will have at least 1,000 new-energy vehicles.