12-12-2018 12:00 via theguardian.com

Shenzhen's silent revolution: world's first fully electric bus fleet quietens Chinese megacity

All 16,000 buses in the fast-growing Chinese megacity are now electric, and soon all 13,000 taxis will be tooYou have to keep your eyes peeled for the bus at the station in Shenzhen’s Futian central business district these days. The diesel behemoths that once signalled their arrival with a piercing hiss, a rattle of engine and a plume of fumes are no more, replaced with the world’s first and largest 100% electric bus fleet.Shenzhen now has 16,000 electric buses in total and is notice
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