Students from the National University of Singapore will soon no longer need to breathe in diesel fumes as they cram aboard the inter-school bus shuttle at Central Library or Kent Ridge, as the campus bus fleet is going electric from the third quarter of 2022 onwards.
The new initiative comes as ComfortDelGro Bus has won a $30million contract to convert the university's entire fleet of shuttle bus services over to electric power.
The new electric buses, the firm states, will continue to serve the eight existing shuttle bus routes within the campus covering NUS Kent Ridge Campus, University Town as well as NUS Bukit Timah Campus daily from 7:00am to 11:00pm, including public holidays.
ComfortDelGro additionally states that the new buses will be wheelchair accessible and equipped with smart features such as a telematics system, an anti-fatigue system as well as a forward collision and side collision warning system.
