Convenient public transportation is an important indicator to measure the degree of development of a city, and the buses passing through the streets and alleys are the business cards of the city.

In recent years, with the strong support of national policies and with the popularization of rural roads, many places have put buses available to every village on the agenda. From a single bus line to a densely woven urban and rural bus line network, the development and changes of public transport have also allowed ordinary people to enjoy convenience and comfort.

In October of this year, the "Village to Village" bus for the integration of urban and rural road passenger transportation in Lingbi County, Anhui Province was officially opened. 202 units of Ankai new energy buses were successively put into operation on Lingbi urban and rural lines, meeting the travel needs of urban and rural residents and continuously improving air quality , It has played an important role in promoting economic and social development, and has become an important carrier for improving the quality of life of urban and rural residents and enhancing the sense of gain and happiness of the people.

To fully assist the government in creating a "village-to-village" people's livelihood project, Ankai new energy buses extend to all villages in Lingbi County, comprehensively improve the level of service security, and open up the "last one mile" for the masses, especially farmers, to go to cities for work, study and medical treatment , so that the villagers' journey is more convenient.

The bus enters the village directly, the villagers step into the city

Damaqiao Village, Xiangyang Town, is the most remote village at the junction of Lingbi County's southeast and Si County in Anhui. Due to roads and other reasons, the bus terminal is far away from the village in the early stage. Villagers need to walk about two kilometers to get to the station. It is extremely inconvenient for the older villagers. With the support of the County Transportation Bureau and the Traffic Investment Company, the line 201 with new energy bus drove directly into Damaqiao Village to deliver practical convenience to the villagers.

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On the afternoon of November 16, the line 201 new energy bus returned to the countryside from Lingbi County. Xu Cuiping, a villager in Xinhu Village, took the first bus at 6 o'clock in the morning and took her granddaughter to Lingbi County People's Hospital for medical treatment. After diagnosis and treatment, she took the afternoon shuttle bus back to the village.

Xu Cuiping said: “Previously, you need change several buses to get to the city，which took about half a day . Often you had to live in the city before you can register for a doctor the next day. I am 68 years old this year and my ancestors have lived in Maqiao for generations. I never thought that the bus can drive into the village, you can take the bus from your doorstep, and you can go directly to the hospital door in less than an hour. Like this morning, you can go home in the city in the afternoon, and it only takes 6 RMB to go back and forth. I didn't even dare to imagine that before. The bus-to-village project has greatly facilitated we elderly people！’

Service for the people and benefit the people, quality bus pilot

In recent years, the Lingbi County Party Committee and the county government have paid close attention to people's livelihood, cared about people's travel, and attached great importance to the development of public transportation. The operation of this batch of Ankai new energy buses is an important measure to implement the national and Anhui provincial government's strategy of prioritizing the development of urban public transport. It is understood that since the Lingbi County Public Transport Group opened rural public transport on June 1, the ‘last one mile’ of rural travel has been opened up, and the successive opening and optimization of new lines have greatly improved rural travel conditions and provided villagers with more sense of gain and happiness,which also represents the continuous development of Lingbi County's people's livelihood project has reached to a new level.

We learn from Sun Yu, the vice chairman of Lingbi County Modern Public Transportation Co., Ltd., who focuses on operations that the batch of 202 Ankai new energy buses purchased in Lingbi County in October are clean, environmentally friendly, high-tech,with good safety performance ,elegant and classic modelling, and more comfortable ride. In the later period, it will be successively put into the rest of the county's lines, with abundant public transportation capacity and convenient for the people to travel.

The 202 units of Ankai new energy buses put into operation this time, including three pure electric bus models of 10.5 meters, 8.5 meters and 6.5 meters, are all tailor-made according to the actual operational needs of Lingbi County to meet the capacity needs of different routes.

Developed in response to the needs of urban and rural buses and urban microcirculation markets, these new energy buses have a rounded, full, and beautiful overall shape. Low-floor and large aisles are used in the carriages, which can accommodate larger passengers and make the ride more comfortable. Driven by pure electricity ,with the advantages of energy saving, environmental protection, stable startup, low noise, etc., It can effectively reduce atmospheric pollution.

With the trinity of safety, intelligence, and technology,the vehicle is equipped with many intelligent advanced configurations such as 360 surround view assistance, driver behavior monitoring and early warning system, flammable and explosive dangerous goods alarm system, vehicle CAN bus system and tire pressure monitoring system, which are reducing the driving load.At the same time, the intelligent control of the whole vehicle has been improved in an all-round way, which better guarantees driving safety.

Promote the integration of urban and rural areas to create a model for public transport

According to Tian Hengjie, Chairman of Lingbi County Transportation Investment Co., Ltd., public transportation is the basic mode of travel for the masses. The integration of urban and rural public transportation not only facilitates the people’s travel, but also greatly reduces travel costs. Take Zhaoyang and Xialou ,the two farest towns from Lingbi County for example, the original single-trip ticket is 15-20 RMB, and the bus only costs 6 RMB. The integration of urban and rural public transport is the foundation of the integrated development of urban and rural economy. It can not only promote the development of farmers' courtyard economy, broaden the income channels for the people, and help the revitalization of the countryside, but also allow urban residents to eat ecological and fresh fruits and vegetables.

The 202 units of Ankai new energy buses that entered Lingbi County are a real livelihood project jointly constructed by Lingbi County Bus Company and Ankai Bus. With outstanding and stable operating performance, continuing to serve the people to travel and build a model of public transport for the people’s benefit,the high-quality Ankai buses that connect the countryside have become commuter bus for villagers in Lingbi County to go to school and work, health vehicles for medical treatment,and the prosperity bus that leads to a new life.

Bravely stand on the tide and seek a new chapter, Ankai Bus will continue to strengthen the construction of new energy public transportation hardware facilities and soft power, and strive to create a ‘comfortable, safe and convenient, green and environmentally friendly, and high-quality service’ public transportation, which will provides high-quality support in travelling for Lingbi County and more other urban and rural places in the whole country, adding new momentum to promote the high-quality development of urban and rural public transport integration!