Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) has positioned one other order for articulated electrical Solaris buses beneath an present framework settlement
Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) has positioned one other order for articulated electrical Solaris buses beneath an present framework settlement. Following the supply of the primary batch of fifty Solaris Urbino 18 electrical buses, the Berlin public transport operator has now ordered a further 270 automobiles of the identical size.
BVG has determined to buy 270 articulated Solaris Urbino 18 electrical buses. This expands the order positioned in December 2023, which included the primary 50 articulated Solaris buses. The framework settlement offers for a versatile and demand-oriented most amount of as much as 700 electrical articulated buses over a interval of 8 years.
“Fleet electrification and infrastructure modernization are key challenges confronted by public transport operators throughout Europe at present. BVG is tackling them in an exemplary manner, persistently investing in the very best zero-emission options obtainable available on the market. Being awarded one other – and record-breaking – order by BVG is a robust signal of our profitable and long-standing partnership,” stated Christian Goll, Managing Director of Solaris Deutschland GmbH.
The buses will likely be outfitted Solaris Excessive Vitality batteries. Charging will likely be potential each by way of a normal plug-in socket and a pantograph.
SOURCE: Solaris
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