Pramesh S Jain & Yogesh K Porwar
KSRTC EV Power plus” Electric Vehicles Inaugurated by CM Bommai
The vehicle is 12 meters long and has the following key features.
This vehicle will cover 300 km per charge.It has an advanced Li-ion Phosphate Battery which can be fully recharged in 2-3 hours by fast charging.
The Buses are having 45 seats including drivers and operators.
These buses are equipped with safety features like CCTV cameras,emergency button,fire extinguisher,first aid kit,glass hammer etc.
Furthermore, KSRTC is planning to induct 600 Karnataka Sarige Buses during the next three months to provide sufficient and well-equipped transport facilities to rural area passengers.
The Corporation aims to induct 350 electric vehicles in a phased manner to provide well-equipped transport facilities.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated the New Intercity Air Conditioned “EV Power Plus” Electric buses of KSRTC.
On this occasion MLA,Holalkere Assembly Constituency and Chairman Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation were present.
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation is providing transport services to 26 lakh passengers by covering 27 lakh km from 7400 schedules every day.
17% students are being provided transport services. The corporation is earning a revenue of Rs.9.5 crores every day.
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has planned to operate 50 Inter-city air-conditioned Electric Buses under the Government of India’s “Make in India” Electric Bus FAME-2 scheme,of which 25 are operational today and the remaining buses will be made operational in the coming days.
Just a few days ago,KSRTC launched its Scandinavian European design Volvo-9600s “Ambari Utsav” vehicle for public use.
The corporation named its Electrical Vehicles ‘EV Power Plus’ and tag line “e-Xperience e-levated” through the names received by the public through competition for its electric vehicles.
The Corporation has commenced the PROTO-TYPE electric vehicle on 31st December 2022 and operated the vehicle on a trial basis between Bangalore – Mysore.This pilot operation is highly successful.
The vehicles currently being launched are planned to be operated on the following routes.
Bangalore – Mysore.
Bangalore – Madikeri.
Bangalore – Virajpet.
Bangalore- Davangere.
Bangalore – Shimoga.
Bangalore – Chikmagalur.
Electric vehicle charging centres have already been set up in Bangalore and Mysore and are being set up in Madikeri,Virajpet,Davangere,Shimoga and Chikkamagaluru cities and the work is in progress.
Mohan B Menasinkayi,Vice Chairman,KSRTC Dr. N.V. Prasad IAS, Secretary to Government, Transport Department,V Anbukumar IAS, Prashant Kumar Mishra,IAS,Director (P&V) KSRTC,Board Directors of KSRTC,P. Rudresh,Arundi Nagaraj,Raju Vittalasa Jarthagara and
Veerendra Shetter and Leaders of various Labour Unions of KSRTC and Officers/Staff of KSRTC were present during the event.
