The new electric buses will offer longer operating ranges, a passenger information display system, and safety systems to assist bus captains, among others.
This new product helps dissipate about twice the heat of current modules, and is made for use in EV buses, electric ships, and stationary applications.
LTA hopes to achieve its goal of a 100% cleaner energy bus fleet by 2040 and aims to procure over 2,000 electric buses over the next five years.
Singapore will see a total of 360 electric buses being progressively deployed on the roads from December 2024.
Apart from being one of the largest electric car makers, BYD also makes commercial vehicles, electronics, renewable energy, and has a role in rail transit, too.
The LTA has announced a raise of the Cat A power threshold as well as the imposition of a minimum number of charging stations for each HDB carpark.
The 20 new electric buses will get tram-like pantographs to minimise charging times. There won't be any ugly powerlines cutting through the city however.
The electric buses will ply the roads on service 983 in Choa Chu Kang, service 189 in Bukit Batok and Clementi, and service 83 in Punggol and Sengkang.
Hyundai is joining a collaborative effort to develop a hydrogen refuelling station for fuel cell electric buses at Incheon Airport.
Commuters can now get a quieter bus ride on a few routes in Singapore, with the first batch of 10 electric buses now being used for public transport.
Commuters will have quieter and cleaner bus rides early next year as a batch of 60 electric buses, or e-buses, begin operating as part of a trial.
The first 10 diesel-electric vehicles in a fleet of 50 will be introduced with features that benefit both drivers and commuters next month.
The Land Transport Authority has awarded tenders to three firms for 60 electric buses, in its latest move to introduce more green vehicles for public transport.
The Government will expand trials for hybrid and electric buses, as it tests the feasibility of deploying such environmentally-friendlier 'green' vehicles.