First route of electric bus service launched in Karachi
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KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday launched the first route of the electric bus service under its Peoples Bus Service programme.
The electric bus will ferry passengers from Karachi Airport to Seaview.
Sindh Information, Transport and Mass Transit Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon along with Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah and Labour Minister Saeed Ghani inaugurated the bus service.
They reviewed facilities in the service and also had their first ride in the bus.
“This is Pakistan’s first electric bus service, which is being started today from Karachi. These are environment-friendly buses, which will run on electricity.” said Mr Memon while talking to reporters.
He said that there was no bus service for people intending to go to the airport (from Seaview, Clifton) and they had to use private vehicles or cabs which cost them around Rs 1,500. “But in this EV bus service, they can now travel to the airport for just Rs50,” he said.
Capable of covering a distance of 240 kilometres from a single charge, the European standard buses will not cause any pollution.
The bus service is being started from Tank Chowk near Jinnah Avenue to pass through Airport, Sharea Faisal, FTC, Korangi Road, Khayaban-i Ittehad to reach Clock Tower at Seaview.
Published in Dawn, January 14th, 2023
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Jan 14, 2023 11:47am
Made in china, when are we going to start our own manufacturing industry. Are we going to import electricity and tryes for it as well.
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Jan 14, 2023 11:52am
Great achievement by pak government for their first route of the electric bus service under its Peoples Bus Service programme! question is how long citizens honour this ?
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Jan 14, 2023 12:18pm
This Chinese bus with European standards looks good.
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Jan 14, 2023 12:21pm
Battery charging centers also need for electric vehicles, so sufficient power needs specially during summer peak times.
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Jan 14, 2023 12:26pm
How are you gonna run these without electricity???
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Jan 14, 2023 12:39pm
let's see how much this gimmick lasts as all turn to shambles when mismanagement and corruption of funds turn around.
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Jan 14, 2023 12:54pm
No one will maintain them or even keep them clean and they will look shabby in 6 months
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Jan 14, 2023 12:56pm
Propaganda, propaganda and mere propaganda by the corrupt PPP ruling junta in Sindh, Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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Jan 14, 2023 01:11pm
Hmmm. very nice.
But do those who can afford to living in multi-million rupee residences on the beaches of Karachi, really need something ''affordable" for their travels to and from the airport??
And who goes to the airport - except those work at the airport, or those traveling abroad or going to receive someone arriving at the airport from abroad or other parts of the country. If they can even afford to fly, they can also afford private cars or Uber.
An excuse for service for the elite.
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Jan 14, 2023 01:17pm
Good work.
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Jan 14, 2023 01:18pm
Good development in karachi.
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Jan 14, 2023 02:16pm
@Khan, its OK to be made in China at least its being used in Pakistan for Pakistani Citizens.
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Jan 14, 2023 02:25pm
Step in right direction.....
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Jan 14, 2023 02:47pm
Before LG Polls the PPP making fool to Poor Sindh Peoples.
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Jan 14, 2023 02:47pm
You need electricity for electric bus
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Jan 14, 2023 02:57pm
And this will be charged by a generator using diesel. I love Paxtaan.
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Jan 14, 2023 03:15pm
The country is electricity starved and we r boasting abt electric buses. More subsides more burden
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Jan 14, 2023 03:31pm
@Khan, Please update urself Chinese are best in electric vehicles because of their vast research in electricity storage and other components like motors, chips & ICs.
We can start our own manufacturing industry from electric Cycles first but we need stop invest in properties more real estate activity means more trouble for economy plus we are destroying our agriculture lands
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Jan 14, 2023 03:31pm
Pakistan is a good market for Chinese junk
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Jan 14, 2023 03:33pm
How many buses.Please dont think that Karachites are fool.
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Jan 14, 2023 03:40pm
We should thanks each other’s as a good gesture
instead just criticizing, Pakistan is our only home
to live with all freedom and worship. Please just
pray for Pakistan and all Pakistanis only for peace.
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Jan 14, 2023 03:57pm
This is only to facilitate buyers of their high end properties. Everyone knows where UAE/Zardari investments are being made. These people will never give any preference where there is no self interest.
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Jan 14, 2023 04:33pm
Just look at the school of thought, Transport and Mass Transit Minister, Local Government Minister and Labour Minister did the inauguration, WOW.
Such projects should have been deployed some 20 years back for the City of Karachi.
Are we living in 21st Century or the Leaders of our beloved country are stuck somewhere far behind?
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Jan 14, 2023 04:45pm
Made in China! Pakistan should start producing home made EVs
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Jan 14, 2023 04:46pm
Excellent Initiative, Mass Transit is the key for the Revival of this city. With MQM getting together and they should utilize Kamalo to develop the city one more time. I think Shabaz Shareef is coming out as a doer.
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Jan 14, 2023 04:58pm
Before putting these electric buses on roads, we must have proper stock of their spare parts and service facilities, Otherwise, they will just repeat the fate of very generous gift of of over 600 Swedish Buses, all scrapped before two years in late 60s.
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Jan 14, 2023 05:20pm
@Khan, If you ever get to visit Canada,the UK or the US, and go into big department stores or warehouses like Wallmarts or Costcos, you will find 90% of the stuff Made in China.
Be it clothes, toys, tools, hardware, furniture, decors, machines, computers, to mobile phones. Chances are all of them are either 100% manfuctured in Chinese factories or have most of the components and parts, imported from China.
Name one British Car brand that is even owned by Brits that is a globale competitor??
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Jan 14, 2023 05:29pm
Do we have electricity and system in place to protect this project. Do we have competent CEOs. non political persons and appointments to run them effectively and keep these all buses in shape. ?
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Jan 14, 2023 06:28pm
If you can afford to ply these expensive buses then you should also invest in having decent bus stops with sheds.
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Jan 14, 2023 06:30pm
@Khan, Don’t worry. It is all within family with iron brother as the family head.
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Jan 14, 2023 06:33pm
@Khan, it really depends on priorities. In the past, nuclear bomb was our priority. We achieved that, now it is Kashmire. You never know, it could be electric bus in future.
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Jan 14, 2023 06:48pm
@Khan, you do it
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Jan 14, 2023 06:48pm
Great, a bus that runs on electric, last I checked, there is load shedding, and the cost of electric is on 9th cloud. Brilliant work government
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Jan 14, 2023 07:04pm
Face saving just few days before local elections. Ppp must have looted millions for this project as usual
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Jan 14, 2023 07:14pm
See the quality of the busses from china. PPP crooks made a lot money in these projects.
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Jan 14, 2023 07:52pm
Small cities of supposedly backward state of UP in India like Kanpur, Bareilly have buses like these running from years.
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Jan 14, 2023 08:17pm
@Khan, Name just one country in the world, which does not import anything from China??
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Jan 14, 2023 08:32pm
@Khan, Every country has imported stuff, some due to lack of natural resources have to rely heavily on imported goods or fuels. You can't 'magically' make something because you felt emotional.
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Jan 14, 2023 08:33pm
Rebranded MQM is ready to set ebuses on fire!
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Jan 14, 2023 08:37pm
For a city of 30 million people, 50 buses will bring a revolution
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Jan 14, 2023 08:53pm
The news printed is
"The electric bus will ferry passengers from Karachi Airport to Seaview."
But how will it ferry the passengers? Will the bus sail on water?
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Jan 14, 2023 08:54pm
Excellent initiative.
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Jan 14, 2023 08:54pm
@Aman, I agree . Actually all the Indian cities are backward cities if they are compared with Pakistani cities.
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Jan 14, 2023 09:04pm
@Peace, well we need to provide jobs.
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Jan 14, 2023 09:11pm
From now this is the responsibility of responsible citizens how to pay back
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Jan 14, 2023 09:32pm
Indian companies can supply better buses at much cheaper prices
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Jan 14, 2023 11:30pm
@Aman,
But they are made in India or imported?
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Jan 15, 2023 12:02am
@Falcon1, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, Land Rover, McLaren, Lotus all are British car brands
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Jan 15, 2023 12:39am
Good work Sindh Government.
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Jan 15, 2023 03:29am
The aftermaths of negligence phenomenon to Realities. The 5 C’s and the outcome.
Chair, Cheating, Cruelty, Carrot, Curtain = Corruption
This act is like giving a Carrot to the citizens of Karachi. The reality is, it (public transport system) should have done some 20 years ago.
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Jan 15, 2023 03:30am
What we saw during the last 40 years, does relevant people managing the country's affairs?
Fact of the matter is, they are living in an island of opportunities, where all segment of good governance running their own business.
The cultural phenomena of enmity and greediness, which now exist in almost every segment of our societies.
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Jan 15, 2023 04:13am
One route at a time.
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