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SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Monday (Dec 15) that it has purchased 660 new electric buses, which will progressively be deployed for passenger service from end-2026.<\/p>\n
The new electric buses will replace diesel buses that are reaching the end of their statutory lifespan, LTA said in a news release.<\/p>\n
Six contracts were awarded for the new electric buses, comprising 360 single-deck and 300 double-deck buses.<\/p>\n
This marks LTA’s first large-scale purchase of electric double-deck buses.<\/p>\n
\u201cLTA is committed to having a 100 per cent cleaner energy bus fleet by 2040,\u201d the authority said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy 2030, electric buses are expected to make up half of our public bus fleet. More tenders for electric buses will be called in the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n
The contracts were awarded to ST Engineering Mobility Services, BYD, Yutong and Cycle & Carriage Automotive.<\/p>\n
ST Engineering will supply 100 electric single-deck buses and 150 electric double-deck buses at a contract sum of about S$35.7 million (US$27.6 million) and S$79 million, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n
BYD (Singapore) was awarded a contract sum of about S$71.3 million and S$34.5 million for 160 electric single-deck buses and 50 electric double-deck buses, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cycle & Carriage Automotive will provide 100 electric double-deck buses for S$57.8 million.<\/p>\n
Yutong International Trade – Yutong Bus Consortium was awarded a contract of S$43.9 million for 100 electric single-deck buses.<\/p>\n
The new electric buses will include a passenger information display system and improved battery technology and capacity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They will also have safety systems in place to assist bus captains, such as collision warning, a driver anti-fatigue monitoring system and a camera mirror system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n