Green buses

 

 

The Beijing Commission of Transport said on Dec. 13 that Beijing will replace 80 percent of its buses with new-energy and clean-fuel vehicles by the end of 2017.

A total of 13,825 buses, including 4,058 electrically powered and 7,185 running on natural gas, will replace gas and diesel, according to the commission. It also pledged to further develop bus routes and sway more commuters using private cars to use public transportation.

The commission estimated that by the end of 2017, 65 percent of the city buses will be powered by clean energy, with 20 percent of them fueled by electricity and 50 percent by natural gas.