Summary:
The two-and-a-half days trial run of the State’s first 35-seater air conditioned BEV that traversed 611 km in the capital fetched the KSRTC ? 38,406 from ticket collection. Compared to the cost involved for operating buses powered by HSD, the trial run in capital has found that BEV on wet-lease will be cheaper. The lithium iron battery in the BEV bus can run up to 350 km in one charging that will take four to five hours. Besides riding comfort, the BEV bus is quieter than diesel buses by 17 decibels. more-inThe results of the trial run of the battery electric vehicle (BEV) in the capital from Monday has come as a silver lining for the cash-strapped Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to procure the environmental-friendly buses on wet-lease basis for the fleet..