Dubai's first all-electric school bus is set to hit the streets
The electric wheels on the bus go round and round…
Dubai’s school kids could soon be riding to their morning classes on a bus from the future as Emirates Transport has announced that it has entered the final testing phase of the region’s first all-electric, zero-emissions school bus.
Manufactured in conjunction with a Chinese transportation company, the 45-seater vehicle complies with the UAE’s stringent school bus safety regulations and, during its pilot phase, will operate on routes that mimic a typical school bus’ daily journey.
Two electric charging stations have been installed specifically designed to accommodate the new bus which can travel distances of up to 100km on a single charge even under Dubai’s more extreme weather conditions.
While the bus is indeed all-electric, it’s important to note that it is not fully-autonomous. That means there will still be a bus driver behind the wheel taking your kids to school. We haven’t quite got to the stage where the city’s roads will be completely populated by self-driving vehicles just yet, but trust us, Dubai’s working on it…
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