The first few miles of new electric buses Transantiago

Since last June, the company Alsace is circulating in the streets five buses of zero gas emissions as part of public transport. The idea is to start installing the concept to reverse the high pollution in the capital.

Paolo Villagrán Lara


Five electric buses from BYD Chinese brand on the streets of Santiago since midyear. The campaign called "James Green Zone", which is part of a strategic plan from the private sector, the Ministry of Environment and the Department of Transportation since last June has run in different parts of the capital electric buses, zero emission gas, K9 model.

The diagnosis was positive, although "it is still little time to make an overall assessment," explains Jaime Contador, public relations Alsace, the bus driver who bought Transantiago models.

Both of them, as the company Chilectra with the two ministries, working for these buses are not as a story within the capital's public transport and become a reality for environmental purposes.

"The Santiago may ride a bus that does not pollute, it emits no noise and can eventually be cheaper operating costs. We want this to be something of a revolution in the market ", says Rodrigo Sanchez, general manager BYD Chile.

Numbers

• A Transantiago bus emits about 1400 g / km of CO2
• A filter Transantiago bus emits about 800 g / km of CO2
• The new BYD K9 emit no pollutants.