There will be nothing better than a power company itself running electric buses, say city transport experts. The BEST’s shift to electric buses could actually bail it out from troubles and turn the finance tables of the organisation. Experts said that electric buses were low-cost in operations, save on fuel and run on green energy, and would prove to be economical for the undertaking if taken up seriously.

“BEST has been a power and a transport undertaking. There will be no dependence on fuel if it runs buses powered on its own electricity. There will not be any better self-sustaining model than this. The huge fuel costs will be saved, and the city will also be saved from pollution,” a senior BEST official said.