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One hundred 6-meter long pure electric mini-buses will begin running in large communities within this year, and become the main transportation tools connecting communities and subway stations. According to sources, the small sized 6-meter buses will be more appropriate for running in communities. They will be operated under the public transportation group and the specific running routes as well as the ticket system are still to be decided.
Yesterday Beijing Public Transportation Group revealed that they would introduce one hundred 6.5-meter buses this year. The bus with a loading capacity from 20 to 35 passengers and an operating distance ranging from 3 to 5 km will become the mini-model among the current bus fleet. Though the capacity is small, the bus will have a high operating cycle. With a small turning radius, the bus is fit for the community routes. After recharging, the pure electric bus could cover 50 to 100 km.
It is reported the 6-meter buses have already won the bid, passed the expert review and come into manufacture. The first batch of 100 units pure electric buses will be delivered within this year.
According to the Public Transport Group, 6-meter bus will replace the ferry battery bus to provide a brand new and convenient transportation tool for the local residents. Presently the urban transport company has made investigations to choose four communities including Chaoyang, Fengtai, Haidian and Daxing as the locations for the pilot running scheme.
Once the buses are delivered and meet the basic requirements, they will start operation at once. Yesterday our reporter learnt that some areas, including Shuangjin, Jianwai and Hujialou, where ferry bus services have discontinued, would be used as the trial fields for the first batch of electric buses.