Athens News Electric Bus Test Run Taking Place in Athens Center by GTP editing team 22 October 2020 written by GTP editing team 22 October 2020 1 comment Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 10 A new public electric bus on Wednesday began its first test run through the center of Athens and is open to passengers. The electric bus was offered by Chinese automobile manufacturer YUTONG to OSY, a subsidiary company of the Athens Public Transport Organization (OASA), following an open call by the Transport Ministry for the trial run of electric buses. The eco-friendly vehicle will be transferring passengers between the OSY depot in Rouf and the Rex theater near Omonia square, making 10 intermediate stops, for the next two months. The 12-meter bus has three double doors, a low floor not requiring entrance stairs and a ramp for people with mobility problems. The vehicle can carry 27 seated passengers, 46 standing and one person with a disability. It features a 350kw engine, a hill start assist (HSA) system, front cameras to avoid collisions and a lane change assist system. Its battery has a capacity of 350 kWh. The electric bus also features USB charging ports for passengers and is equipped with the YUTONG V+ telematics system. OSY (Road Transport SA) had tested the first electric bus in Athens, manufactured by China’s BYD, earlier in September. Commuters in Athens are expected to be introduced to a third electric bus, of a European company, in the near future. Join the 15,000+ travel executives who read our newsletter Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail GTP editing team This is the team byline for GTP. The copyrights for these articles are owned by GTP. They may not be redistributed without the permission of the owner. previous post ‘Greece 2021’ Video for Anniversary of 1821 Revolution Goes Public next post Mohegan’s Casino Project in Greece to Take 3 Years After Permit Issue You may also like Test post 6 June 2025 Greece’s Hotel Market Sees Major Investments Over Four Months 5 February 2025 Greek Tourism Ministry Monitors Santorini Situation as Seismic Activity Continues 5 February 2025 Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024, IATA Reports 5 February 2025 Greek PM Reassures Public About Santorini’s Ongoing Seismic Activity 5 February 2025 Milos: Ministry Suspends 5-star Hotel Construction Near Sarakiniko Beach 5 February 2025 1 comment Helene lloyd 23 October 2020 - 11:07 This is a wonderful initiative, if anywhere needs to urgently change for petrol based transport to much cleaner energy sources, like electric buses and car, it is in Athens. It would be great if the Athens government could set deadlines when they plan to have all public transport run on batteries instead of petrol polluting transport, which is destroying what is left of historical Athens Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
