Nearly a year after the arrival of the E-buses in Belize City, the Belize City Council has introduced the e-Ride Taxi Service in the city. These are a part of the council’s E-Mobility Pilot Project, which seeks to offer Belizeans sustainable and reliable transportation options. However, these celebrated additions did not come without a steep price; with the e-Ride taxis requiring a two-hundred-and-twenty-three-thousand-dollar investment from the council. Considering these heavy costs, we spoke with Mayor Bernard Wagner, on whether the E-buses project had been a lucrative investment.
Reporter
“Have you made your financial assessment of the electric city bus service, is it financially feasible or does it still require a subsidy?”
Bernard Wagner, Belize City Mayor
“The bus? No the bus has been doing pretty well. Like I told you from last year, that on an average for those in buses earn the city, about ten thousand per week. That has been average. We have seen a bit taper, tapered off, and we figured that would be in the neighborhood of eight thousand per week for two buses. We are not fully across the entire city. So that is expected, but we see it as a viable project going forward.”
