Battery Powered Cars For Bangalore RTOs

By Ganesh

Updated: Thursday, April 24, 2014, 17:35 [IST]

The Regional Transport Officers (RTO) in Bangalore will soon be seen driving electric cars under a new initiative launched on the occasion of World Earth Day. By shifting to battery-powered cars, they want to send a positive signal to the public and encourage them to move away from petrol and diesel-powered vehicles.

There are ten RTOs in the city and all of them will utilise battered powered cars to travel within the city. These eco-friendly cars will start rolling from next month.

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The initiative was announced by Transport Commissioner K. Amaranarayana, a recipient of the State special award for his efforts in ecological conservation, who himself has been using an electric vehicles from the past few weeks now, reports The Hindu.

Electric cars for use by RTOs will be hired by the Transport Department on a monthly basis.

Furthermore, the Commissioner also revealed that there was a proposal to set up 4 electric charging stations around Vidhana Soudha to encourage citizens to use electric vehicles.

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Article Published On: Thursday, April 24, 2014, 12:30 [IST]

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