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Another electric bus took to the streets of the capital this morning, with test route on line 2 Pagrati hive.
The route started from the OSY depot. SA in Rouf, in the presence of the company management and the minister De Infraestructura y Transporte Costa Ah. Karamanli.
At a very difficult time for our country and for the whole of Europe, electric mobility occupies a central place on the government’s agenda and planning.
Today we received the second electric bus that runs test routes in Athens. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/3sRijpIFEB
– Costas Karamanlis (@karamanlis_k) November 27, 2020
This is the SOLARIS Urbino 12 Eléctrico electric car, of European technology on this occasion, which will be tested for two months to determine if it adapts to the needs of the capital, with passengers traveling to the center without paying the price of the ticket.
“At a very difficult time for our country and for the whole of Europe, since on the one hand we have to face the great crisis of the pandemic and on the other we have to prepare Greece for the next day, the electromobility it occupies a central place on the government’s agenda and planning. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, together with the government as a whole, have put electrification at the center of their policy. That is why we have given serious incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and at the same time it is expected that a large part of the 1,300 new buses that we will take with the great competition in Athens and Thessaloniki, will be electric ”.said mr Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Coasts Karamanlis.
Electricity, said the minister, is the future because, firstly, we save energy and, secondly, because it is respectful with the environment. In this context, the government plans to take electric buses, both in Athens and Thessaloniki, so that we can leave behind the time when we saw a very disturbed rolling stock, which also annoyed employees, but mainly passengers and users of the media. public transport.
The purpose of the test routes, concluded the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation, is to see if these buses can meet the conditions of our country. The competition is scheduled for the new buses to go on the air in the coming months.
the Urbino 12 Electric It belongs to the category of 12-meter low-floor buses, has three entrance doors, an electric ramp in the middle door to facilitate the disabled, and has capacity for 30 seated passengers. The two electric motors are located on the rear axle of the bus and have a total power of 250 kWh.
Like the other two buses (Chinese technology) that OSY has tested. SA, and this provides passengers with access to USB charging ports.
In addition, it has a system CCVT with cameras and dash control panel, for cabin control, passenger entry-exit and safe reversing.
Finally, the the bus is equipped with a fire detection system multipoint.
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