BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 7. Local electric bus production will begin in Azerbaijan this year, said President Ilham Aliyev during an interview with local television channels, Trend reports.
"Also, the process of replacing the city bus fleet with electric buses has also begun. We have already brought more than 150 new electric buses. At the same time, electric bus production will also begin in Azerbaijan this year. This work is underway. According to the information I have received, the first electric buses produced in Azerbaijan will be used in October-November, and this will have a very positive impact on the air in our city. Because we know that the biggest source of air pollution is vehicles, especially large vehicles.
Other projects are also underway. Just for your information, we are now installing electronic scales on our highways. We started this last year, and this process will be continued this year. Scales will be installed on all highways. Because what happens is that a new road is built, but then some business people load their trucks so much that they destroy the road. Therefore, after the first electronic scales were installed, this has already been stopped. Because large fines are applied. Now freight companies themselves measure the weight of the cargo in order to avoid fines.
Many innovations based on modern technologies are and will be implemented. Perhaps the Azerbaijani media should also cover this a bit more. Because these are issues that legitimately worry people. Therefore, we will put these things in order," President Ilham Aliyev said.