{"id":1564,"date":"2020-07-28T10:03:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T10:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=1564"},"modified":"2020-07-28T10:06:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T10:06:16","slug":"uganda-civil-aviation-authority-pledges-to-deploy-kiira-motors-kayoola-electric-buses-for-airport-shuttle-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-civil-aviation-authority-pledges-to-deploy-kiira-motors-kayoola-electric-buses-for-airport-shuttle-services\/","title":{"rendered":"UGANDA CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY PLEDGES TO DEPLOY KIIRA MOTORS KAYOOLA ELECTRIC BUSES FOR AIRPORT SHUTTLE SERVICES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Our Entebbe Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The management of Uganda Civil Aviation Authority , (UCAA) led by the Director General ,Mr. Fred Bamwesigye ,has pledged to have a long term partnership with Uganda\u2019s Automotive Industry Flagship, Kiira Motors Corporation to deploy its unique fully electric buses -the Kayoola EVS for airport shuttle services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UCCA has become the first Ugandan public entity to embraced Kiira Motors green mobility technologies when it accepted to pilot the Kayoola EVS-low- floor city electric bus to transport its staff from Kampala to the airport and back for eight weeks &nbsp;from July 20<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 September 11<sup>th<\/sup> , 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UCAA boss ,Mr. Bamwesigye who together with his top management team had a test ride in the Kayoola EVS bus from the organisation\u2019s head office to the airport in Entebbe, while addressing the media stated; \u201c from the feedback received so far from the users (our staff) and what the management team has also experienced during the morning ride, the Kayoola buses are a welcome addition that will provide some solutions to Uganda\u2019s road transport industry .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bamwesigye said that Kiira Motors concept to develop and deploy home made electric vehicles resonates well with UCAA core value of embracing new ideas and technology since&nbsp; we live in a rapidly changing environment . \u201c It is even more pertinent that the bus is environmentally friendly because it is electric powered -which rules out the burning of diesel and associated pollution .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He commended the Kiira Motors engineers for installing the state- of- the art safety and assistive technology for people with special needs, including special seats and a ramp for easy boarding and off- boarding of people in wheelchairs. \u201c The onboard Wi-fi and USB charging ports for phones are a plus that make the ride comfortable,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp; Director &nbsp;Marketing and Sales at Kiira Motors, Mr. Allan Muhumuza &nbsp;gave a comparative advantage of the Kayoola EVS -fully Electric buses over their combustion engine cousins noting that while the owner of a diesel bus will spend UG.SHS.1,670 per kilometer , for the electric bus you will spend only UG.SHS.320 for the same distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Vianney Luggya, the Manager for Public Relations at UCAA said that the &nbsp;feedback has so far been positive with staff impressed by the quiet ambiance, comfort and on-board amenities such as WiFi, air-conditioning, electronic device charging ports and entertainment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Our Entebbe Correspondent The management of Uganda Civil Aviation Authority , (UCAA) led by the Director General ,Mr. Fred<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65,122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","category-transport"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ucaa.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14666,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/made-in-uganda-deputy-speaker-tayebwa-hands-over-kayoola-evs-2025-model-bus-to-uganda-civil-aviation-authority\/","url_meta":{"origin":1564,"position":0},"title":"Made in Uganda: Deputy Speaker Tayebwa Hands Over Kayoola EVS 2025 Model Bus To Uganda Civil Aviation Authority","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"June 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Uganda\u2019s automotive industry flagship Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) \u00a0has \u00a0handed over the Kayoola EVS 2025 model - 12 \u2013meter bus to the management of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCCAA.) 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