Trial run of new electric buses begins in Athens
Based on the contract, the China-made buses will operate without passengers for 18 hours every day until they complete 5,000 km under daily traffic conditions.
Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras boarded one of the buses on Syngrou Avenue for part of the first scheduled run in Athens. He was joined by Deputy Minister Nikos Tachiaos and OSY CEO Stefanos Agiasoglou.
An OSY statement said one of the new buses caught the attention of grade school students who happened to be near a bus stop and boarded it. "The children's enthusiasm for the brand-new electric vehicle provides the greatest satisfaction about the implementation of the government's announcement related to upgrading the company's bus fleet," OSY noted.
The 140 buses were delivered by manufacturer Yutong in Attica on March 4th, while another 110 were delivered in Thessaloniki on March 1st.
