Test drives of fully electric metrobuses with a capacity of 420 people, which will be used in urban transportation in Istanbul, have started.
Turkey’s most populous city In Istanbul in land transportation metrobus plays an important role. As part of the work carried out to modernize the metrobus system, the tests of the electric metrobuses that Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality plans to add to its fleet have started.
Electric metrobuses have a length of forty meters and can be used without a driver when needed. It is stated that the passenger capacity of the new vehicles is 420 people. Test drive of new metrobuses, İETT General Manager İrfan Demet’s It was also shared from his personal X account.
Here are the new electric metrobuses
İrfan Demet included the following statements in his post:
“On the Metrobus line;
It is 40 m long and has a capacity of 420 passengers.
100% electric, zero emissions,
Driverless, autonomous driving capable,
with double-sided driver’s cabin,
“We started testing the new generation Metrobus with metro comfort.”
The electric metrobuses to be used in the project implemented in cooperation with IETT and Metro Istanbul will be cheaper than diesel metrobuses. 60 percent fuel savings will provide. Additionally, exhaust emissions will be zero. Metrobuses every 100 thousand kilometers 2.5 million lira will provide fuel savings.
The metrobus line extending from Beylikdüzü to Kadıköy 52 kilometers finds it. It is stated that the metrobuses, which can travel 50 km with 20 minutes of charging, have a range of 80 kilometers when fully charged. Electric metrobuses with a capacity of 420 people are among the models currently used. 50% more It can carry passengers.
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https://www.haberturk.com/yeni-nesil-metrobus-test-suruslerini-basladi-3674948-ekonomi