Electric Bus Trial in DTC The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) conducted an electric bus trial from March to June 2016. An electric bus was provided by BYD Auto Industry of China through their local partner. The key benefits of the electric bus included zero emissions, lower operating costs of Rs. 12.06/km compared to diesel, and a driving range of over 250km per charge. Over the trial period the electric bus covered nearly 13,000km with an expenditure of Rs. 17.10 per km. The electric bus requires much lower maintenance than diesel buses and has safety benefits as its batteries are fire-safe. The trial received positive media coverage highlighting the benefits of electric buses.

1. Electric Bus Trial in DTC
WRI India’s
“Modernizing City Bus
Services – Vision 2022”
at
Bengaluru
on
17-18 Nov 2016
Presented by
Dr. R S Minhas,
Deputy Chief GM, DTC
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2. An Overview of DTC
 DTC was formed in 1948 (earlier name was Delhi
Transport Service).
 DTC came under GNCTD in Aug, 1996. All past liabilities
were written off (Rs 2123 Cr).
 The main function is to provide comfortable, economic,
safe and reliable public transport.
 It has a fleet of 4344 buses against the sanctioned fleet
of 5500 buses.
 It has 3781 LF buses (2506 Non-AC+1275 AC) and 563
Std. Floor Buses.
 It has 43 Depots for parking and maintaining the buses.
 DTC has around 30911 employees on its Rolls.
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3. Brief Technical Data of Electric
Bus.
 An Electric Bus was provided by M/s Modipur Devices Pvt. Ltd.
From BYD (Built Your Dreams) Auto Industry Co., China for
trial in DTC from 10th March to 20th June, 2016.
 Registration No. of Bus In India : GJ01 DZ 039
 Make : BYD (K-9), China
 Power to run the bus-Fe Battery (Lithium Ion Phosphate) of
324 Kwh capacity with a life of above 4000 cycles.
 Charger of the battery- 3 Phase AC Charging, 380 V/400V,
126A, 80KW (60Kw for 5 Hrs.) wall mounted.
 Suspension : Air suspension.
 Brake : Front and Rear Disc Brake with ABS.
 Tyre Size : 275/70 R22.5
Contd…
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4. Brief Technical Data of Electric
Bus.
 Driving Motor : AC Synchronous Motor of 180 kw Delivering a
Torque of 700 Nm.
 Top speed of the bus : 70 Km/hr.
 Bus size (Length *Width * Height in mm) :
12000*2500*3250.
 Zero emission bus with silent running.
 Fully Air Conditioned.
 Fitted with CCTV Cameras with Panic Buttons.
 Differently Abled/Elderly friendly.
 Low Maintenance/Repair cost as it has no Engine,
Transmission etc.
 The Driving Motors are controlled with Electronic Control
Technology.
 250+Kms. Operation in a single charge.
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Benefits of Electric Bus
 Safety: This electric bus is fitted with a fire safe battery.
It will not explode when exposed to direct flames.
 Saving: Its energy consumption amounts to 1.3 KWh/KM,
estimated at Rs.12.06/KM. It has fewer components
replacement then Diesel/CNG bus. It has less
maintenance cost compared to CNG/Diesel bus.
 Eco-Impact : It has ZERO emission, Quite, Battery re-
purpose able for utility energy storage after recycled from
electric vehicles.
Contd….

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Benefits of Electric Bus
 Longevity : After 15 years o use, the battery
capacity is projected to remain about 70%. No
need for battery replacement.
 Longest Rate : It gives leading driving range of
250+ Kilometers per charge.
 Seating Capacity: The bus has the sitting capacity
of 31 seats.

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Operational details of Electric Bus
manufactured by M/S BYD Operated from Millennium
Depot-I from 10th March to 20th June, 2016.
S.
No
Para-
meters
From 10th
March 2016
April,
2016
May,
2016
June (Up to
20.06.16
Total
1 Total Kms. Covered 1192 4279 3835 3616 12922
2 Total electric Units
consumed
1601 6290 6824 6020 20735
3 Avg Rate per unit
as per BSES Bill
(Rs.)
10.66 10.66 10.66 10.66 10.66
4 Total Expenditure
(Rs.
17067 67051 72744 64173 221035
5 Expenditure per
Kms. (Rs.)
14.32 15.67 18.97 17.75 17.10
6 Earning in Rs. 46810 109370 79990 84485 320655
7 EPK 44.53 34.19 37.38

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Comparative Analysis
S.
No.
Parameters CNG AC Bus Electric AC
Bus
1 Cost of the Bus 65 Lakhs 3 Crores
2 Environmental
Impact
Clean Fuel Zero emission
3 Maintenance Cost Higher Negligible
4 Fuel cost Per KM 17.57 17.25
5 Breakdown
(Mechanical)
Higher No Breakdown

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Electric Bus in News
The Times of India
Dated : 11.03.2016

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Electric Bus in News
The Hindustan Times
Dated : 11.03.2016

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Electric Bus in News
The Times of India
Dated : 18.08.2016

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Electric Bus in News
The Hindustan Times
Dated : 10.05.2016

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