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According to the article Kok, Y (2021), ‘Go-Ahead Singapore rolls out 6-month trial of public buses with solar panels ', lightweight and slim solar panels are being installed on buses by Go-Ahead Singapore to charge their batteries instead of depending on an alternator. The panels, which weigh less than 20 kg, produce 1,000 watts of power and are predicted to save 1,400 litres of fuel yearly, cutting 3.7 tonnes of carbon emissions.

As part of a trial lasting half a year, the panels are evaluated based on their capacity to increase fuel economy, absorb sunlight, and work at higher temperatures and after regular cleaning. Due to Singapore’s sunny, hot and humid climate, the panels are predicted to do better here than in the United Kingdom where the data was based. The money saved from fuel in four years will be expected to break even the expenditure of the trial. 

Kok, Y (2021) Go-Ahead Singapore rolls out 6-month trial of public buses with solar panels. THE STRAITS TIMES. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/first-public-buses-with-solar-panels-hit-the-road-in-six-month-trial-by-go-ahead

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