The electric bus fleet sails İzmirin: Turkey's first electric bus fleet will enter service in Izmir from next month. Production realized at the factory in Ankara within the scope of 20 “full electric bus” tenders made by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality has reached the final stage. ESHOT Headquarters will also generate electricity for buses.
The final stage for the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality's electric bus move, which is a revolution in public transportation, has been reached. In the first place, by purchasing 20 “full electric buses” to serve the people of Izmir in public transportation.
The new buses of the ESHOT Headquarters, which have taken action, are produced at the Ankara premises of the company that won the tender. 20 buses, which will be completed in mid-February, will enter the service of Izmir residents. ESHOT General Directorate officials, who went to the facilities where new buses were produced, examined and stated that a new period will start in İzmir with electric buses that will provide 100% environmentally friendly, comfortable and economical transportation.
Charging socket for mobile phones, special seat
New buses that eliminate exhaust fumes and engine noise also include USB sockets that allow passengers to charge their mobile phones. The seat upholstery, which has been designed specifically for İzmir and has motifs specific to the city, draws attention.
There is another 400 electric bus on target
The tender of ESHOT General Directorate for the purchase of "full electric bus" in line with the strategy of implementing "environmentally friendly transport technologies", TCV Otomotiv Makine San. ve Tic. Inc. He had won. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality ESHOT General Directorate plans to increase the number of electric buses in its fleet as technologies that can be charged faster and allow longer distances to develop. For this purpose, it is aimed to provide 8.8 more electric buses to the city in 3 years.
It will provide its energy from the sun
The cost of electrical energy to be used for charging these environmentally friendly and economical vehicles will be covered by the solar power plant established in Buca Gediz Heavy Maintenance Facilities of the General Directorate of ESHOT. ESHOT will buy the electricity to be used for the charging of the buses in the last stops of the workshops and garages with TEDAŞ. The energy generated from the solar power plant will be transferred to the TEDAŞ network.
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