Post by Jack on Feb 25, 2011 19:05:28 GMT 1
Arriva places £2m Malta hybrid order with Optare
Arriva Malta has ordered 10 Solo hybrid buses from Optare, costing £2m.
They will be the first hybrids supplied by Optare without government green bus fund subsidy, and its first overseas order for hybrids.
Arriva, which has won the contract to run the bus services in Malta and Gozo, starts operations in July 2011.
The 8.8m, 28-seater Solos, to be used in Valletta (the island's capital) will be the 2.3m wide 'SlimLine' model, to cope with the many narrow streets. Their specification includes air-con, LED destination displays and CCTV.
The power pack is a Mercedes-Benz 904LA, 130 kW (174 bhp), Euro 5 engine and a Siemens hybrid system, using ultra-capacitors.
Optare's Chief Executive Jim Sumner says: "As well as local people, many thousands of tourists who flock to the island from across Europe will also enjoy the experience of riding on them. As such, they will showcase Optare's hybrid technology to an international market."
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Arriva Malta has ordered 10 Solo hybrid buses from Optare, costing £2m.
They will be the first hybrids supplied by Optare without government green bus fund subsidy, and its first overseas order for hybrids.
Arriva, which has won the contract to run the bus services in Malta and Gozo, starts operations in July 2011.
The 8.8m, 28-seater Solos, to be used in Valletta (the island's capital) will be the 2.3m wide 'SlimLine' model, to cope with the many narrow streets. Their specification includes air-con, LED destination displays and CCTV.
The power pack is a Mercedes-Benz 904LA, 130 kW (174 bhp), Euro 5 engine and a Siemens hybrid system, using ultra-capacitors.
Optare's Chief Executive Jim Sumner says: "As well as local people, many thousands of tourists who flock to the island from across Europe will also enjoy the experience of riding on them. As such, they will showcase Optare's hybrid technology to an international market."
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