Electric buses come to Cape Town.... Again Yes Cape Town (under City Tramways) did operate electric trolley busses up to the late 1960's or so. You used to be able to see the overhead wires. Plans by the City of Cape Town to reduce its carbon emissions are full steam ahead, as the city has announced it will roll out 10 electric buses for the MyCiTi service by next year June. To achieve clean energy goals, the city awarded the tender for the procurement of battery-powered electric buses and ancillary equipment to the local arm of rechargeable battery and computer components firm, the BYD Company. The contract, which is valued at R126 million, aims to benefit residents as the buses will be assembled locally and the bus bodies will in part be manufactured locally. "One of the exciting conditions of this contract is that the electric buses will be assembled locally in Blackheath (ame area where the old Leyland busses were assembled) and that the manufacture of the bus bodies is required to meet minimum local content and production values. The tender specifies the electric bus should be able to travel at least 250km in traffic before the batteries need recharging, she adds. See http://ift.tt/2fbwTcY
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