India, July 22 -- Pune - The much-awaited trial run of the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd.'s (PMPML's) new double-decker electric bus, scheduled for Tuesday, was postponed at the last minute. The transport undertaking deferred the exercise to later this week without assigning any reason for the delay. The trial, which generated considerable public interest, aims to evaluate the bus's performance, manoeuvrability and operational suitability on Pune's roads before PMPML decides on introducing the vehicles for regular passenger services. PMPML officials said a revised schedule for the trial is expected to be announced in the coming days.

The fresh trial was planned after PMPML decided to shift the testing to 10 routes that are not ...