Transport minister Loke Siew Fook inspecting the EV bus fleet at the Rapid Penang depot in George Town today.GEORGE TOWN: Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd has begun rolling out its electric vehicle (EV) bus service in stages, starting with Rapid Penang today.
Transport minister Loke Siew Fook said 250 electric buses would be procured under the first phase, with 175 allocated to Rapid KL and the remaining 75 to Rapid Penang.
Of the 250 buses, 150 will be deployed under the first phase, with the remaining 100 to be introduced under the second phase.
As of Oct 13, Rapid Bus had received 52 EV buses for the first phase of rollout, with 37 units given to Rapid KL and the remaining 15 handed to Rapid Penang.
