Iran Rolls Out 1st Electric Bus

The production line of the first electric bus, which uses 70% of domestic components and is totally designed and produced by Iranian experts, has come on stream. 
The bus, produced by Shetab Manufacturing Company, is the first electric vehicle to be manufactured in Iran, Donyaye Khodro reported.
“The goal of Shetab company is to produce public and commercial electric vehicles. The first product of this company was unveiled during April 21-May 21 [the second month of the current Iranian year], which is a 12-meter bus equipped with an all-electric drive and a lithium battery,” Kambiz Moradi, the CEO of Parsan Electric Bus Manufacturing Company (Shetab), said.