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Bangkok Post
Bangkok Post
National

EV buses replace old banger No.8s

A No.8 bus hits a roadside in Bangkok in February in 2018. (Photo: Ruamkatanyu Foundation)

City commuters will soon bid goodbye to No.8 public buses -- dubbed "Fast and Furious" for the way they are often driven -- which will be replaced by a fleet of electric air-conditioned vehicles later this year.

The hot (non-air-conditioned) buses are being phased out as they do not meet standards set under the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority's (BMTA) bus service reform plan.

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