09/04/2022 - Reader's Response (Final)
The article “Go-Ahead Singapore rolls out 6-month trial of public buses with solar panels” (Kok, 2021). The trial of public buses with solar panels aims to explore the efficiency and durability of such system. Singapore welcomes a fleet of buses with solar panels to evaluate how effective and durable such implementation will be as part of a 6 months pilot trial on two Man A22 Euro 6 diesel-powered buses. Kok mentioned those solar panels will generate a total of 1000 watts of electricity to charge the battery on the buses. It will help to save up to 1400 litres of diesel and contribute to a reduction of 3.7 tonnes of carbon emissions per bus per year. Another evaluation will be to ensure the solar panels can withstand high temperatures and daily bus maintenance such as cleaning. Kok assured that rigorous safety assessments have been done to obtain approval by the Land Transport Authority which is supporting the initiative by Go-Ahead Singapore. The success of such pilot trials will be