A plan to repurpose 150 electric buses used in last year's World Exposition in Osaka to transport visitors has been put on hold after safety concerns emerged over the vehicles, the city said Wednesday.The fleet had cost about 7.5 billion yen ($47 million), of which more than 4 billion yen came from subsidies from the central government, Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City.Osaka Metro Co., which offers subway and bus services in the city area, has planned to use the buses on regular routes and in autonomous-driving trials following the six-month expo, which ended in October and attracted over 25…READ FULL ARTICLE
