At a cost of one billion shekels (273.66 million U.S. dollars), the plan, which has already been approved by Israel's Committee for National Infrastructure, includes the electrification of hundreds of public bus terminals and bus parking lots and the installation of charging facilities at those places, according to the statement.
The electrification of public transport will lower maintenance costs, and reduce noise and air pollution, while the installation of charging facilities aims to make public transportation in Israel greener and cleaner, it added.
The plan will enable the rapid expansion of the number of public electric buses operating in Israel from 600 today to 3,000, as the country seeks to a full transition to electric buses, the ministry said.
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