In order to improve passenger comfort, air quality and and reducing the noise level, three modern Solaris Urbino 12 electric buses, which were presented today (27 February) at the headquarters of the The presentation was attended by the m.in President of the Ełk Tomasz Andrukiewicz.

The current fleet of MZK consists of 35 buses, including Of these, 8 are hybrid buses.

As part of the contract for the supply of five electric public transport buses and public transport stations charging, in February the first three buses were delivered to Ełk Electric. According to the contract, the next two buses will arrive by November 29.

Latest buses for Ełk are equipped with monitoring, air conditioning, USB chargers, as well as passenger information system, thanks to which passengers are provided with information during their journeys m.in. informed about the name of the current and next stop, line number and the destination stop. The buses are equipped with an automatic passenger counting, helpful in passenger service and mileage planning Routes.

Buses will be could offer a single trip to 70 passengers, 26 of whom were will be able to use the seats. Wheelchair users disabled persons will be able to use a boarding platform and will be able to getting off the bus.

On the premises of the operator of Ełk public transport i.e. Miejskie Zakład Komunikacji Sp. z o.o. in Ełk, the following stations were also installed charging (two-station and single-station). Also provided are workshop equipment, computer hardware and software.

The buses will travel up to about 300 on a single charge Miles.

As part of the project, driver training and mechanics in the field of vehicle maintenance and technical and operational maintenance.

After the official presentation, the buses will go on the line Ełk public transport no.: 3, 4, 8, 12, 13, 14.

The implementation of the project will contribute to the reduction of the use of carbon-intensive fuels in public transport, will reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide, reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. PM10.

Value investment amounts to PLN 16 million 236 thousand

Amount co-financing - PLN 12.2 million

The city of Ełk obtained a grant for the project through the Green Public Transport competition as part of the project "Purchase of electric buses with infrastructure in Ełk" co-financed by the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.

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