Singapore's first solar-panelled public buses hit the road

The solar panels on each bus is estimated to reduce carbon emissions by around 4000kg per year. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The first public buses in Singapore fitted with solar panels started plying the roads on Tuesday (March 30) in a six-month proof-of-concept trial by bus operator Go-Ahead Singapore.

Solar panels that are 1.6mm-thick, flexible and shatterproof, have been installed on the roof of two Man A22 Euro 6 diesel-powered buses.