Mwasalat Misr has started using electric buses on a route it operates between Abdel Moneim Riad square and New Cairo, according to a statement carried by the local press. The company is planning to have its fleet entirely made up of electric buses by 2022 amid expectations that manufacturers all over the world will stop producing diesel-run buses by 2037. The total number of lines the company operates is seven, between Sixth of October and Sheikh Zayed to Abdel Moneim Riad and Cairo University, with a total of 50 buses.
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