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The Delivery Ceremony of the First Batch of 1,000 Zhongtong Buses Ordered by Kyrgyzstan
LIAOCHENG, China, Aug. 14, 2023 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--

On August 8, the delivery ceremony of the first batch of the 1,000 Zhongtong 
buses ordered by Kyrgyzstan was held at Zhongtong Bus Holding Co., Ltd. in 
Liaocheng Economy and Technology Development Zone of Shandong, China. The 500 
vehicles in this batch will be shipped to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, 
in succession by September 30 this year. The next batch of buses will be all 
delivered by 2024.

This batch of buses are natural gas powered passenger buses customized and 
developed according to local demands, with a length of 10.5 meters, adopting 
the design of a full-flat low floor and a wide passage. Compared with fuel 
vehicles, their carbon emissions are reduced by 20-30% and sulfide emissions 
reduced by 99%, and their driving convenience, comfort and 
environment-friendliness have been well improved.

In recent years, with the mounting pressure from air pollution and ecological 
improvement, the government of Kyrgyzstan hopes to introduce clean energy 
vehicles to replace the existing fuel buses and boost the low-carbon transition 
of public transportation. On May 20 this year, the off-line ceremony of the 
first batch of the 1,000 Zhongtong buses ordered by Kyrgyzstan was held at 
Zhongtong Bus Holdings Co., Ltd. in Liaocheng Economy and Technology 
Development Zone of Shandong, China, with a theme of "Co-building the Silk Road 
in the New Era of Greenness". Politicians and officials of Kyrgyzstan came to 
the site to "accept the buses".

Currently, Zhongtong Bus has an annual production capacity of 30,000 large, 
medium and light buses, producing more than 140 kinds of products in six series 
such as public transportation, passenger transport, sightseeing, group 
transport, school buses and special-purpose buses, with its products exported 
to more than 100 countries and regions. With the expansion of overseas market, 
Zhongtong Bus's share of overseas market continues to increase, making it one 
of the typical brands in the global bus industry.

Source: Liaocheng Economy and Technology Development Zone of Shandong

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