A grand ceremony was held in Jincheng, Shanxi province, to welcome the arrival of 101 units Yutong full electric buses on December 16, 2016. Zhang Lifeng, Vice Mayor of Jincheng city, together with a number of other city officials attended the ceremony and took a special ride with Yutong full electric buses.

According to the buyer, Shanxi Transportation Group Jincheng Branch, all the buses, including 66 units Yutong E8 full electric buses and 35 units Yutong E6 full electric buses, will soon be put into operation in the urban area and several counties of Jincheng for public transportation and for inter-city passenger transportation. “The operation of the new vehicles will bring enormous benefits to the local citizens and offer a host of travel comforts to them”, says a person-in-charge from the bus operator.

To ensure the smooth operation of the full electric buses, six recharging stations have already finished their construction. These buses will be put on slow recharging mode at the power consumption lows late at night and be repowered on fast-recharging mode after one round trip on the route. It is revealed that each bus usually drives around 50-70 kilometers for a one-way trip and it often travels four one-way trips each day.

Despite the seemingly high purchasing costs, it has become evident to the bus operator after a rough calculation that the new energy vehicles will help the company cut operating costs markedly in the long run.