E-buses Promise Energy Efficiency and Serious Cost Savings

The cost efficiency in operating these new electric buses cannot be overstated.  According to the Minister of Energy, the vehicles take a little over an hour to fully charge and the cost to CitCo, says Mayor Wagner, is only eighty dollars per bus each day.

 

Bernard Wagner, Belize City Mayor

“Our buses, it takes about eighty Belize dollars to fully charge and it gives us a span for the entire day.  Now compare that to the gas buses, I believe the gas buses, to full up in the morning, would run them about three hundred to four hundred dollars, and by midday they probably need to refill again.  The cost savings of e-mobility to any aspiring entrepreneur is significant and so, instead of fighting this sort of new model, bus owners should be embracing it and looking at how it would be in terms of their margin.  It will substantially change their margins.  And so, when we say three dollars and two dollars for the students and one dollar for the golden citizen, it’s just to ensure that we are able to provide this service in the outset for our residents.”

 

Reporter

“Are you concerned with their concerns, they feel like their being pushed out.”

 

Michel Chebat, Minister of Energy

“Of course, that is always a concern for everyone but that is not the case.  You know, there is room for everybody in this project and what we want is the best possible buses for the residents of Belize City.”