Transmac fleet to be 100% ‘environmentally friendly’ this year

Public Bus company operator Transmac is set to reach 100% of buses powered by environmentally-friendly energy sources by the end of 2024, the company said in a statement on its official website.

According to the company, replacing older vehicles with new models over the past two years has reduced emissions 18.15% from 41,801.16 tons of carbon dioxide in 2019 to 34,214.11 tons of carbon dioxide in 2023.

Additionally, Transmac disclosed plans to introduce another 150 extended-range electric vehicles purchased at the end of 2023. These vehicles will enter service in the first quarter of this year, and supplement the 200 buses replaced in the preceding two years.

The company’s objective is to further reduce its carbon footprint by approximately 40% compared to 2019 levels.

Simultaneously, the second bus operator TCM also reported an approximately 20% drop in carbon emissions in 2022 compared to 2019, projecting an even further reduction in carbon emissions for 2023 (estimated to be 30% of 2019 levels).

The company said this reduction is the equivalent to planting 16,000 trees.

In a statement also published on its official website, TCM noted its nitrogen oxide emissions have been reduced by up to 70%.

For 2024, the company is aiming for 95% of its fleet to be environmentally friendly.