The Barbados Transport Board now has an additional 14 electric buses, bringing the total fleet to 49.
This was disclosed by Minister of Transport, Works and Maintenance Ian Gooding-Edghill on the steps of Parliament this morning, as he addressed the media before going into today’s sitting of the House of Assembly, at Worthing Corporate Centre, Christ Church.
The buses arrived on island last Saturday and are still at the Bridgetown Port. They now have to be assembled with their mirrors before being put on the road.
These buses are part of the second order for the Transport Board and came at no additional cost to the Government, as it was included in the overall $42 million spent to procure the electric buses and implement the new electrical infrastructure.
“We had ordered 33 in the first batch of buses, and had an additional two that arrived on island as part of a smart energy programme earlier this year, bringing the total to 35. With the procurement of the additional 14 units, we will now have a fleet of 49 electric buses on the road,” said Ian Gooding-Edghill.
“Obviously it is the largest fleet of electrical buses in the Caribbean, and we will continue to do what we have to do at the Transport Board to ensure that we maintain the buses.” (RA)
