The number of buses and specific routes were not yet revealed but the buses will be deployed only within the emirate and the fare will remain the same
A fleet of electric and hydrogen-powered buses will be rolled out for the first time in Abu Dhabi next month as part of the Capital’s green public transport service, a senior official from the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC)-Abu Dhabi said during the ‘The Journey to Net Zero Forum’ organised by Khaleej Times on Tuesday.
Anan Alamri, section head at ITC’s Alternative Sustainable Mobility, Public Transport Affairs Sector, said the zero-emission buses are part of Abu Dhabi’s target to convert 20 per cent of public transportation in Abu Dhabi green by 2030 and 100 per cent environment friendly by 2050
The number of buses and specific routes that will be served by the electric and hydrogen-powered buses were not yet revealed by Alamri but she confirmed that the buses will be deployed only within Abu Dhabi and bus fare will remain the same. She added charging stations have already been installed at the bus depots.
Unlike traditional fossil fuel buses, electric and hydrogen-powered buses does not emit harmful pollutants and greenhouse gases. Hydrogen buses, in particular, only emit water vapour.
