Chinese electric buses begin trial operations in Buenos Aires

BUENOS AIRES - Two Chinese electric buses began operating on Thursday in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, the first eight vehicles that will soon be incorporated into four urban passenger transport lines.

The two units, manufactured by the Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Company, were unveiled in the Palermo neighborhood, north of the capital, by Minister of Transport Guillermo Dietrich, Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodriguez, and the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Sergio Bergman.

"This is one more (piece of) evidence of the deep transformation that we are carrying forward in this government with President (Mauricio) Macri, working jointly with the city government to lay out long-term projects that will end up being a tangible benefit for the people, not just in their quality of life, but also in the reduction of operational costs," Dietrich told reporters.