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Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by lexylaw40(op): 12:51am On May 24, 2023

Each of these Yutong electric buses has the ability to travel 280-kilometers at full charge

Travel distance far exceeds an average daily usage of 200-kilometers from existing diesel-powered BRTs.

The Lagos State Government through the Lagos Bus Service Limited (LBSL) has officially launched the revolutionary proof-of-concept phase of the Electric Vehicle (EV) mass transit buses for passenger operations in the State.

According to the Lagos State Government, each of these electric buses has the ability to travel 280km at full charge, which far exceeds an average daily usage of 200-kilometers from existing diesel-powered BRTs.

Photos : LASG Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operations - autojosh
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on April 30th announced the arrival of the first set of Yutong electric buses for the state’s mass transit scheme as part of the State Government’s increased effort to modernise every sector of Lagos.

Taken to his Instagram page on Sunday to share pictures of the Electric buses, Sanwo-Olu also revealed that the State Government shall be running a pilot scheme over the next few months.

“I am excited to announce the first set of electric buses in the Lagos Mass transit master plan as part of our increased effort to modernise every sector of Lagos. Thanks to our partnership with @Oando_PLC, Lagosians can expect a cleaner and greener public transportation system.”

“With the ability to travel 280km at full charge, taking into account our unique travel times in Lagos, our electric buses are a game-changer. With an average daily usage of 200km by existing BRTs, there is no need to fear that the buses can stop on the road.”

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by lexylaw40(op): 12:55am On May 24, 2023

Higher and Higher forever

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by kettykings: 1:02am On May 24, 2023

Again where will the power to charge these busses come from, 280km per full charge, is it with traffic or without traffic.

Will these fare better than gas powered and diesel powered buses in the long term

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by lexylaw40(op): 1:19am On May 24, 2023*

kettykings:
Again where will the power to charge these busses come from, 280km per full charge, is it with traffic or without traffic.

Will these fare better than gas powered and diesel powered buses in the long term

hey don't have worry about that, Lagos APC already have that under control

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by GeneralPula: 1:50am On May 24, 2023*

kettykings:
Again where will the power to charge these busses come from, 280km per full charge, is it with traffic or without traffic.

Will these fare better than gas powered and diesel powered buses in the long term

It’s time for you to stop stressing. Instead, calm down then watch how they go about it..

These buses are about to start operating..
Batteries would get low and they’ll be charged..
We’ll all see how they go about the charging..

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by Penguin2: 2:08am On May 24, 2023

Hope it will start working?

Or will it end up like the Blue Line Rail that Buhari commissioned since December but not a single Lagosian has been conveyed in it since after the inauguration?

Scammers and druggies in government 😏.

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by ipobarecriminals: 3:35am On May 24, 2023

Dem nor invite ochanja market union President to comma see how they do it, not given his pipu HERO 🍻 to drink to stupor

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by Christistruth03: 3:59am On May 24, 2023

😁

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by Cooldowntemper: 4:18am On May 24, 2023

Ekiti state come and claim

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by lexylaw40(op): 7:06am On May 24, 2023

Cooldowntemper:
Ekiti state come and claim

onicha boy typing from lagos.

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by ATEAMS: 10:14am On May 24, 2023

Renewed hope

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by marlow1962(m): 10:14am On May 24, 2023

Haha, good development, but hope say una get charging station across the states and light go dy 24/7.

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by Sunshine34(m): 10:14am On May 24, 2023

We are moving,
we will surely get there.

God bless sanwo Eko
God bless Lagos State
God bless Nigeria

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by INTEGRITYA1(m): 10:15am On May 24, 2023

Lagos Government have been making efforts in order to get better and put the state in the path of progress on daily basis.

Ogun State, how far?

Is like there is no Governor in Ogun State at all.

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by seguno2: 10:15am On May 24, 2023

lexylaw40:
Higher and Higher forever

Yeah, higher debts in spite of huge revenue growth with no matching increases in employment for government services, utilities etc? By what percentage has teachers and children enrolment increased since 1999? And water supply?
No wonder Lagos is a quintessential shithole among global cities. No wonder.

BTW, when is the light rail going to start working huh

24 years of sakamanje promises and propaganda but nothing to show.

itubaba001:
Lagos, the commercial hub of Nigeria, has been ranking as one of the worst places to live in the world for the nine straight years, a BusinessDay analysis shows.

Data from the 2019 Global Liveability Index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the world’s leader in global business intelligence, shows the city has been within the range of 137th-139th position out of a total of 140 cities in the world from year 2011-2019.

Last year, Nigeria overtook India as the country with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty, thereby becoming the world capital of poverty, according to the Brookings Institute. This year, the number has risen to 91.6 million from 87 million in June 2018. Every minute, six Nigerians enter the group of extremely poor people, according to the World Poverty Clock.

https://businessday.ng/uncategorized/article/lagos-ranks-amongst-worst-cities-to-live-in-for-nine-straight-years/

oshozondii:
The Lagos State Government has borrowed over N126 billion domestically in the last quarter of 2021, the Debt Management Office (DMO) has said.

According to a report released by the DMO, Lagos, whose domestic debt stood at N532.12 billion as of September 30, 2021, is now owing N658.95 billion as at the end of December, 2021.

This represents an increase of N126.83 billion in the last three months of the year 2021, according to the DMO.

DAILY POST observed that Lagos is the State with the highest domestic debt figure as of the time under review.

Ogun State comes second with a total of N232.62 billion debt as of December.

Ogun’s debt profile rose from N192.41 billion to N232.62 within three months, making a debt increase of N40 billion.

https://dailypost.ng/2022/03/21/domestic-debt-lagos-borrows-over-n126bn-in-three-months-dmo-releases-other-states-figures/

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by wonder233: 10:15am On May 24, 2023*

Low self esteem is really a bad thing. See an African country that should leverage on its comparative economic advantage of fossil fuel natural resources trying to impress Western imperialists who have built and still operating their industrialisation on fossil fuels.
Even in the west where electricity is stable and abundant, electric vehicles are still not widely deployed because of the cost disadvantage. You can see the harsh economic squeeze they faced when fossil energy prices soared. Let alone an African country still struggling with even basic electricity.
There is no such thing as "clean energy". What we have are various energy sources, with various nations racing to leverage on which sources they have a comparative cost advantage.

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by cardoctor(m): 10:15am On May 24, 2023

We are moving up

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by Sitwalkstand: 10:15am On May 24, 2023

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by visaclick: 10:16am On May 24, 2023

I believe anambra will sit up to launch theirs very soon.

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by MorolayoVictor(m): 10:16am On May 24, 2023

666

Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by Lanre4uonly(m): 10:16am On May 24, 2023

Eko Oni Baje.

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by iammo(m): 10:16am On May 24, 2023

kettykings:
Again where will the power to charge these busses come from, 280km per full charge, is it with traffic or without traffic.

Will these fare better than gas powered and diesel powered buses in the long term

Lagos has independent power plant

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by gbolswag(m): 10:16am On May 24, 2023

How will the bus cope with the amount of traffic in Lagos...

We need more good roads in Lagos

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Re: Lagos Officially Launches Electric Mass Transit Buses For Passenger Operation by ogelekpomgam(m): 10:16am On May 24, 2023

kettykings:
Again where will the power to charge these busses come from, 280km per full charge, is it with traffic or without traffic.

Will these fare better than gas powered and diesel powered buses in the long term

Omo the thing go just quench for third mainland bridge.Then you will engage in endurance trek of your life. grin