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Author: M. N. | Publish date: 16 July 2024

Another electric bus on the streets of the city

16 July 2024, Author: M. N.

Another one has arrived in Ełk Solaris Urbino 12 electric bus, purchased as part of the project co-financed by the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management. This is The fourth zero-emission bus in the fleet of Ełk public transport. For the purchase of new electric vehicles, the city has obtained 12.2 million in funding.

Photo. M. Dobrzyń

Another electric bus, Solaris Urbino 12 electric buses arrived in Ełk as part of the project "Purchase of electric buses with infrastructure in Ełk" co-financed by the National Fund for the Protection of Environment and Water Management through the Green Public Transport competition. Value of the entire investment (purchase of 5 buses with infrastructure) amounts to 16 million 236 thousand zlotys, of which the amount of co-financing is 12.2 million zlotys.

From Friday (July 12), the bus runs on communication lines and carries passengers. It is equipped with monitoring, air conditioning, USB chargers, as well as an information system passenger service, whereby passengers are informed, inter m.in alia, about the information on the the name of the current and next stop, line and stop number Target. In addition, the vehicles are equipped with an automatic counting system passengers, helpful in passenger service and route planning.

The bus can offer 70 passengers travel at a time, of which 26 people can use the seats Sitting. People in wheelchairs will be able to use the from the platform that makes it easier to get on and off the bus.

As part of the contract for the supply of five buses public transport powered by electricity and charging stations, in particular In February this year, the first three electric buses were delivered to Ełk. Delivery of the fifth The bus is planned for autumn this year.