LTA awards contracts for 660 electric buses

By end-2026, these are expected to replace diesel buses for passenger service.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) awarded six contracts for 660 new electric buses as from end-2026, which are expected to replace diesel buses for passenger service.

The buses consist of 360 single-deck and 300 double-deck buses. The contract marks LTA’s first large-scale purchase of electric double-deck buses.

The awarded tenderers are ST Engineering Mobility Services, BYD, Yutong, and Cycle & Carriage Automotive.

The electric buses will feature batteries that have longer operating ranges, passenger information displays, safety systems, and three doors and two staircases.

The contract awarded 100 electric single-deck buses and 150 electric double-deck buses to ST Engineering Mobility Services Pte. Ltd. for a contract sum of about $35.7m and $79m, respectively.

A total of 160 single-deck buses and 50 double-deck buses are to be sourced by BYD (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. for a contract sum of about $71.3m and $34.5m, respectively; whilst 100 double-deck buses are to be sourced by Cycle & Carriage Automotive Pte. Ltd. for a contract sum of about $57.8m.

The contract awarded 100 electric single-deck buses to Yutong International Trade Pte. Ltd. – Yutong Bus Co., Ltd Consortium for a contract sum of about $43.9m.

LTA had also called for a tender in November 2025 to install electric-vehicle charging systems in Mandai Bus Depot, The Kallang, Beauty World, and Tampines North Integrated Transport Hubs to support the electrification of the public bus fleet.

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