ComfortDelGro (CDG) Corp, through its wholly-owned private bus company ComfortDelGro Bus, has won a tender from the National University of Singapore (NUS) for the electrification of the shuttle bus services provided by CDG at its campus.
In a media release on Nov 18, CDG says the multi-year contract is valued at more than $30 million.
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Stephen Chow, CEO of ComfortDelGro Bus says the company is excited to have won the tender. According to CDG, the contract will make ComfortDelGro Bus the operator of the largest electrified private bus fleet in Singapore.
“We are not new to providing the NUS shuttle service as we have been doing so for nearly two decades. But, to prepare us for the transition towards electrification, we had in July this year trialled an electric bus as part of the NUS shuttle service and that has given us insights as to how we can better manage when the entire fleet will be electrified next year,” Chow explains.
The NUS electric buses will begin operations from 3Q2022. It will continue to serve the eight existing shuttle bus routes within the campus covering NUS Kent Ridge Campus, University Town as well as NUS Bukit Timah Campus daily from 7am to 11pm, including public holidays.
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The buses will be wheelchair accessible and equipped with smart features such as a telematics system, an anti-fatigue system as well as a forward collision and side collision warning system.
As at 2.41pm, shares in CDG are up 1 cents or 0.66% higher at $1.53.
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