Mixed reaction from crew to electric buses

Recently, the state government had announced to allocate 80 new electric buses for the city and 20 buses for Coimbatore.

“The authorities claim that electric vehicles require no maintenance. Indirectly, it means that the maintenance team will be trimmed,” State Transport Employees Union president P Balakrishnan said.

The purchase of electric vehicles involves a one-time huge investment. In the context, the employees rue that tariff in the electric buses will be high. S Kannan, a driver attached to the Adyar Depot said, “The purchasing power of the common public should be factored in. The Corporation should understand their consumers before introducing a new system.”

Am MTC top official said, “It will take time to replace the existing fleet with the electric vehicles. The authority will ensured that there is no job loss.”