Electric buses help reduce 43 million kg carbon emissions

Doha, Qatar: A top official said that the Ministry of Transport s project to transition Qatar s public transport system to electric vehicles has reduc...

Doha, Qatar: A top official said that the Ministry of Transport’s project to transition Qatar’s public transport system to electric vehicles has reduced approximately 43 million kilograms of carbon emissions.

“The electric buses also have almost zeroed the noise pollution in a way that the manufacturers had to create an artificial bus sound to alert pedestrians that an electrified vehicle is headed in their direction,” said Mowasalat (Karwa) Public Transport Director Ahmed Al Binali.

Speaking to Qatar Radio yesterday, he said that Mowasalat (Karwa) is operating over 900 electric buses across the country with an ambitious goal to convert all public transport vehicles into electric by 2030 following Qatar National Vision 2030.

“There are about 30 electric limousines and almost all Mowasalat (Karwa) taxis are hybrids powered by electricity and petrol. About 74 percent of the public transport fleet of the country has become electric. We are offering services for public transport across the country including Metro link services,” said Al Binali.

He said that Mowasalat (Karwa) started using electric buses in 2022 for public transit which helped reduce about 8 million kilogram carbon footprint. “More electric buses were added in 2023 which contributed to cutting carbon emission by 43 million kg,” said Al Binali. He said that the figure shows the benefit of electric buses in preserving the environment as part of the sustainability goal of Qatar.