Electric Buses in India: Technology, Policy and Benefits
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is a government organisation that operates the public transport bus service in Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) area and parts of the Bangalore Metropolitan Region (BMR). At present, BMTC is one of the better run bus transport systems in the country.Over the past decade, India’s cities have been witnessing an increasing trend in motorization with deteriorating air quality, and there have been calls to promote public transport as a way out of this gridlock.