South Korea offers commercial electric bus service

South Korea intends to be even greener with the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) having deployed electric buses on a commercial route. While previous electric bus operations were but trials, none of them plied a commercial route to start rolling the cash in. These buses were already in service four days before Christmas in that part of the world, after going through an 18 month development project with Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hankuk Fiber. Serving the Mt. Namsan circular routes, these coaches measure 11.05 meters long and have a range of up to 83km on a single charge. It takes less than half an hour for the lithium-ion battery pack to be fully charged, hitting a maximum speed limit of 100 km/h. To help it last longer on the road, the buses will take advantage of a regenerative system which recycles energy from brakes when running downhill. We can’t wait to see other major cities worldwide adopt a similar stance to show the world just how serious governments are in providing a earth for our children to live in next time.