Just a few hours after the launch of 150 electric buses in Delhi, one of the buses broke down mid-way near Rohini Depot because of high vehicle temperature beyond the specified limit, DTC said on Wednesday. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal flagged off 150 new electric buses from Indraprastha Depot on Tuesday. However, one of them broke down after the temperature of the vehicle rose beyond the specified limit.
The DTC, however, said the bus stopped because of an in-built security feature and was put back on the road within two hours after a team attended to it. “Electric Bus no 2610 had an indication of increased temperature beyond specified/designed limit and therefore vehicle stopped automatically, due to its inbuilt safety feature. The response team reached immediately, attended to the bus, and put it on road within two hours”, said DTC in a tweet.
The DTC Karamchari Union said bus number DL 516G D2610, which was from Rohini Depot Sector 37, broke down around 4 p.m. on the day of launch.
CM Kejriwal along with Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot also had a short ride on the electric bus from Indraprastha Depot to Rajghat Depot after flagging off the fleet.
सभी दिल्लीवासियों को बधाई। आज से दिल्ली की सड़कों पर पहली इलेक्ट्रिक बस चलनी शुरू हो गई है। DTC के बेड़े में जल्द ही 300 इलेक्ट्रिक बसें जुड़ेंगी।
आप भी अपने वाहन को इलेक्ट्रिक में स्विच कर प्रदूषण के ख़िलाफ़ इस जंग में अपना योगदान ज़रूर दें। pic.twitter.com/7M2nTuvnsc
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) January 17, 2022
Kejriwal also announced three-day free rides for commuters on these buses starting from Tuesday.
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