Gurupi, an environmentally friendly electric bus/環境にやさしい電気自動車バス「ぐるっぴー」

Introducing Gurupi, an electric bus that runs through the center of Miyazaki City.
This bus runs slowly through Miyazaki Station and the nearby shopping district.

20 km/h, really slow since the speed of surrounding cars is 40-50 km/h.

Buses are wheelchair accessible.

By using this, they can reduce CO2 emissions by 8.5 tons per year.
Thanks to many sponsors, the fares are also lower.

There is no air conditioner on the bus and you can enjoy the natural breeze.
But summer in Miyazaki is hot. I do not know what kind of weather we will have in summer.

Since it runs slowly like a streetcar, you may notice stores and other places you have never noticed before.

The fare is 100 yen.
The train runs every 15 minutes.

:oncoming_bus: place for boarding vehicles
Miyazaki Sta.
https://goo.gl/maps/nRDj9RbCw4bn5NpJ7

Miyazaki Yamakataya(Department Store)
https://goo.gl/maps/97YhY4DJKnuJx666A

Ami Road
https://goo.gl/maps/E4rcntiduXJkmZRH7

*Origin of the name Ami Road: Because Amida Nyorai is enshrined on this street.

:japan: 日本語

宮崎市の中心部を走る電気自動車バス、ぐるっぴーの紹介です。

宮崎駅やそばにある商店街などをゆっくり走るバスです。

時速20km、周囲の自動車の速度は40~50kmだから、本当にゆっくり。

バスは車いすの方も乗ることが出来ます。

これを使うことで、CO2を年間8.5tも削減できるそうです。

多くのスポンサーのお陰で運賃も安くなっています。

バスにはエアコンがなく、自然の風を楽しむことが出来ます。

でも、宮崎の夏は暑いです。夏はどのような陽気になるのか私にはわかりません。

ゆっくり路面電車のように走るので、今まで気づかなかったお店などに気づくかもしれません。

運賃は100円。

15分間隔で運行。

:oncoming_bus: のりば

宮崎駅

https://goo.gl/maps/nRDj9RbCw4bn5NpJ7

宮崎山形屋

https://goo.gl/maps/97YhY4DJKnuJx666A

あみーろーど

https://goo.gl/maps/E4rcntiduXJkmZRH7

※あみーろーどの名前の由来:阿弥陀如来がこの通りに祀られているから

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@yamamo_cchi , a great story. In my opinion we should replace the existing vehicles as far as possible by the electric ones. That will be a great thing for environment that human beings can do.

Have a nice day.

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Thanks @yamamo_cchi for sharing about environmental friendly electric bus. This bus speed is too slow. :sweat_smile:

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@bhattuc

Thanks for the comment!
Electric cars are in the development stage, so there are many advantages and disadvantages.

I hope that in the future we will have a truly environmentally friendly car.

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@Saiyen

Thanks for the comment!
You can see a lot of different views when it’s late!
I consider that fun too.
As a local guide, I found a great coffee shop :grin:

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Wow. This is super cool.

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@MAdriel

Thanks for the comment!
Very cool!

@yamamo_cchi you are welcome

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