Gimhae City Runs to Reduce Fine Dust... 10 Electric Buses Deployed on Routes

Eco-friendly electric bus.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] From the 9th, electric buses will be available in Gimhae, Gyeongnam.

On the 8th, Gimhae City announced that it will deploy 10 eco-friendly electric buses on routes within the city.

The city aims to replace all internal combustion engine city buses with eco-friendly buses by 2030. All city buses that reach the end of their service life and are retired will be replaced exclusively with electric or hydrogen buses.

Additionally, the city plans to establish an eco-friendly transportation system by prioritizing support qualifications for general taxis that switch to electric or hydrogen taxis, thereby expanding their distribution.

Following the expansion of public fast chargers for electric vehicles, the city will also expand hydrogen refueling infrastructure by opening the Gimhae hydrogen refueling station in March next year in preparation for hydrogen bus operations.

Mayor Heo Seong-gon stated, “To improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gases, we will expand the distribution of future vehicles in public, private, and public transportation sectors according to the Gimhae-type New Deal policy, and strive to build charging infrastructure to create a climate-safe city safe from greenhouse gases.”

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