{"id":171082,"date":"2025-05-21T13:20:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T04:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171082&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-05-21T13:20:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T04:20:29","slug":"nishitetsu-operate-kyushus-first-full-flat-ev-bus","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/nishitetsu-operate-kyushus-first-full-flat-ev-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"Nishitetsu to Operate Kyushu\u2019s First Full-Flat EV Bus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nishitetsu will begin operating Kyushu\u2019s first full-flat battery electric bus on May 24 between Island City and Tenjin. The Erga EV model, developed by Isuzu, features barrier-free access, low noise, and reduced vibration for improved comfort and safety. The initiative supports the company\u2019s goal to reduce emissions, with plans to introduce 250 electric buses by 2030. This model is also being used at the Osaka-Kansai Expo. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nishitetsu.co.jp\/ja\/news\/news20250516\/main\/0\/link\/25_012.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nishitetsu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_full-flat-ev-bus_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C930&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nishitetsu to Operate Kyushu\u2019s First Full-Flat EV Bus\" width=\"1400\" height=\"930\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_full-flat-ev-bus_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_full-flat-ev-bus_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_full-flat-ev-bus_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_full-flat-ev-bus_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nishitetsu will begin operating Kyushu\u2019s first full-flat battery electric bus on May 24 between Island City and Tenjin&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171093,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171082","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}