Estonia: Solaris delivers 15 electric buses to Tallinn
On top of the buses itself, Solaris also delivered the necessary charging infrastructure. As the vehicle can be charged using a plug-in connector as well as an inverted pantograph, Solaris provided both options: 15 stationary chargers installed at the depot and two pantograph chargers located along the lines on which the buses will operate.
According to Solaris, the contract value – including delivery of the buses and charging infrastructure – “exceeded 10 million euros.”
Public transport operator Aktsiaselts Tallinna Linnatransport (TLT) ordered the EVs only a few months ago. It is also the largest public transport operator in the country.
“We will be the first in Estonia to gain invaluable experience of how battery buses behave in our weather, what are their driving characteristics and passenger comfort. We are definitely ready to meet with other transport companies and share experiences so that modern electric vehicles reach the streets of other Estonian cities as well”, said Kaido Padar, a member of the board of TLT.
The city of Tallinn is looking to electrify city transport. In February, we reported that Estonia’s capital wants to put 40 battery trolleybuses into service within three to five years. These would be in addition to the battery-electric buses now ordered. However, the trolleybuses would also have a traction battery for routes without overhead lines.
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