The procurement includes 41 solo and 9 double-jointed electric buses up to 25 meters long, with more than 180 seats for passengers and energy storage technology through supercapacitors, and according to the unions, the value of the project is 33,2 million euros
To the tender of the company EXPO 2027 Ltd. for procurement 50 electric buses and eight chargers, intended for the transportation of passengers at the Expo location, two offers were received, and the most economically advantageous one was submitted by the Chinese company Higer, whose vehicles are already used by the GSP, the Trade Unions of the Belgrade GSP announced.
The procurement includes 41 solo and 9 double-jointed electric buses up to 25 meters long, with more than 180 seats for passengers and energy storage technology through supercapacitors, and according to the unions, the value of the project is 33,2 million euros.
Although the buses will initially be used for the purposes of the EXPO 2027 exhibition from May 15 to August 15, 2027, after the end of the event they will be permanently donated to GSP and deployed on regular routes.
"This is a strategic turning point for our GSP. These 50 eco-vehicles are not only for the needs of the EXPO exhibition, but represent the permanent capital of the citizens of Belgrade. By introducing two-articulated electric buses, which have not been seen on our streets until now, we will significantly increase the capacity and safety of transportation on the busiest routes. For citizens, this means a significant improvement of the service, and for GSP employees, job security and stable business operations, especially when we consider that electric vehicles are the future of public transportation," said Ivan Banković, president of the Centar GSP Belgrade trade union.
The project also includes the installation of eight high-power chargers at key turnstiles, as well as the possibility of quick pantograph charging at terminuses.
"After the conclusion of the contract, the chargers will be installed within five months, while all the vehicles will be delivered within 10 months from the signing of the contract, which means that we will have ready vehicles and infrastructure for the new public transport lines at the beginning of next year," specified Banković.
Let's remind, as eKapija already wrote, according to the tender documentation, solo buses should be low-floor city buses of class I (category M3), with electric drive, pantograph system of fast charging at the terminus, slow charging in the depot, as well as its own system of storing electricity using supercapacitors.
The client requires that the offered vehicles are fully compliant with the applicable regulations of the Republic of Serbia and relevant European regulations, including UN ECE regulations and EU directive 858/2018. The selected bidder will be required to submit WVTA (Whole Vehicle Type Approval) documentation, as well as a COC certificate for each vehicle.
As the director of the company EXPO 2027 Belgrade, Danilo Jerinić, said earlier, due to the needs of visitors to the EXPO 2027 exhibition, and according to a study prepared by experts from the Faculty of Transportation, seven new city transport lines will be opened in Belgrade.
Source: E-gateway
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