Changwon City Conducts Special Safety Inspection for CNG City Buses in Summer

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Changwon City, Gyeongnam conducted a special safety inspection on CNG city buses within the jurisdiction on the 10th.

The 2021 Summer Special Safety Inspection for CNG buses is being conducted from May 20 to June 30.

The city started with Machang Passenger and four other companies, targeting 517 CNG buses operated by 11 city bus transportation companies within the jurisdiction.

They plan to provide practical maintenance training, emergency response methods, and preventive inspection methods for safety management.

From July 1 to August 31, a 10% pressure reduction charging for CNG buses will be conducted to prepare for the hot and humid summer season.

The city conducts safety inspections on 763 city and village buses within the jurisdiction four times a year in cooperation with the Korea Transportation Safety Authority.

Special inspections related to the introduction of hydrogen and electric buses are also conducted annually.

Among the 14 licensed or registered transportation companies in the city, besides the 517 CNG vehicles out of 763 buses, there are 132 electric buses, 28 hydrogen buses, and 86 diesel vehicles in operation.

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses are rapidly being replaced by electric buses.

Je Jongnam, head of Changwon City's New Transportation Promotion Division, stated, "We will continue safety inspections to ensure citizens' safety and convenient access to public transportation."

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