The new electric buses with pantograph, a new mobility system produced by the Italian company Rampini, take up service in Quartu, on line number 40. A novelty that also represents a European first: on a continental level there are no other buses of this size equipped with the new technology.
The fully electric bus traveled the streets of Quartu for the first time this morning, keeping faith with the traditional route and being appreciated for its silence, as well as for the reduction of atmospheric pollution, with obvious advantages for air quality. .
“The replacement of the current diesel buses with new generation electric vehicles will allow us to have a completely sustainable zero-emission fleet. The use of these means on line 40 will in fact lead to complete electrification of the line. The vehicle will then be able to recharge during the stop, without interfering with the trolleybus operation of the other lines ”, explains a note.
“In via Brigata Sassari - adds the press release - this overhead line for recharging has already been built, for a length of 21 meters. The fully electric bus, easily recognizable also by its light blue color, has a length of 6.1 meters and a range of 175 km, which can be increased up to 250 thanks to fast charging at the terminus ".
“Today - comments the Councilor for Mobility of the Municipality Barbara Manca - we have put another brick in the construction of a new Quartu, which looks towards the future with interest and confidence, also as regards mobility. We have already inaugurated car sharing and will soon be giving legs to the service dedicated to scooters, but we also consider the renewal and updating of the public transport service to be fundamental. We have therefore fully shared with CTM the introduction of the new full electric buses, now serving citizens on circular 40, which affects various districts of the compact city, from the historic center to Pitz'e Serra, up to Quartello ".
“This is a highly innovative project that marks another step forward towards the energy transition of the bus fleet in our area - added the exponent of the junta Milia -. The small size of the vehicles guarantees greater respect for the urban environment and at the same time more comfort for passengers. Therefore, I thank CTM and I am sure that this virtuous collaboration can continue profitably in the next few years ".
Along the same lines, Franco Turco, member of the CtM board of directors: “I am very happy that Quartu takes this mini European record. Merit of CTM, a company very attentive to the dynamics of Quartese mobility, and to an inversion of the city's political inertia which now turns towards the positive pole of things done and to do ".
(Unioneonline / lf)
