Commuters are facing severe problems as two out of three routes of the electric bus service in Karachi have been shut down temporarily, reported a national daily.
However, the Managing Director of Mass Transit Authority (SMTA) Kamal Hakeem claims that only one route has been closed due to charging issues.
He claimed that the buses on routes No. 1 and 2 are operating normally as the bus service on route 3 remains affected. Hakeem stated the electric buses were not being charged enough.
Relevant officials have started working to resolve the issue and a charging station has been installed at the Mehran Depot. Furthermore, a request for a new connection and Power Management Technology (PMT) has been submitted.
SMTA’s Managing Director further stated that assistance from K-Electric will ensure that PMT is installed within two weeks. The bus service will resume on route 3 once the buses are fully charged at Mehran Depot.
It is pertinent to mention that the new buses are not compatible with the old charging infrastructure. SMTA is currently working on the installation of suitable chargers.
Since its launch in January earlier this year, two charging stations in Bahria Town and Malir Cantt were installed for a total of 40 buses. Although the one in Bahra has been working fine, the other one in Malir has been a constant headache for the officials.
As expected, the flaws of govt run electric buses are coming to light, when has any govt department been able to run anything efficiently? First are the charging issues, next year it would be battery issues and all buses will need to be either maintained at very high cost or moth balled.
Propakistani most of the publish fake reports, even this is not EV showing in picture.
Please start a route from landhi to DJ college burns road there are hundreds of students they have difficulties in transport
There are alots of school and college students in our area Dawood mil , Gul Ahmed but there is no any bus service so I request to you please star k electric bus service from here …….
Assalam-u-Alaikum, I’m a passenger of People Bus Service route no 3 I travel from Baloch Bridge to Naghan Chowrangi Mehran depot should be completed as soon as possible as route no 3 is important for many people.