50 new electric buses for Aarhus
The agreement between Aarbus and Solaris was signed on 23 October and will see the transit operator’s zero-emission bus fleet grow by 50 articulated Urbino 18s. The contract also contains provisions for a further 36 units if necessary, meaning a total of 86 new Solaris electric buses would be operating in and around Denmark’s second-largest city.
In terms of specs, the buses in question will be fitted with Solaris High Energy batteries with a total capacity of >700kWh. Deliveries are scheduled for H1 of 2027, and if the additional units are ordered, these will arrive in 2028.
In a press release, Solaris said: “Cooperation between Danish operators and Solaris dates back to 2006. To date, the manufacturer has delivered over 350 buses to the Danish market, including 100 electric vehicles, making a significant contribution to the country’s transition toward low- and zero-emission public transport. Aarhus was the first city in Denmark to introduce electric Solaris buses into regular operation.”
No word yet on whether Aarbus will expand its charging infrastructure; a number of Urbino 18 buses it purchased in 2023 are charged by cable in the Aarbus depot, with some earlier 2021 models still using a top-down pantograph. Aarhus is aiming for fossil-free public transport by 2030.
0 Comments