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New “zero emissions, zero cost” lines in Madrid to use Irizar electric buses

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Madrid City Council and Madrid’s urban transport operator, Empresa Municipal de Transportes (EMT), introduced the city’s new “zero emissions, zero cost” lines using Irizar electric buses.

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The official presentation of the “zero” lines took place at Atocha at an event aimed at citizens, which was attended by the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, the delegate of the Mobility and Environment Area of the City Council, Borja Carabante, the Manager of EMT, Alfonso Sánchez Vicente, and the Director of Irizar e-mobility, Hector Olabegogeaskoetxea, among others.

Ten Irizar ie zero-emission buses are to be used on the new so-called “zero” lines, running from north to south and from east to west, which will begin operating during the next few days, as announced by the mayor.

This new service provided by EMT will run exclusively on zero-emission technology. This initiative, driven by Madrid City Council, is a measure that aims to encourage the use of public transportation and sustainable mobility, as part of its Madrid 360 environmental sustainability strategy.

These ten Irizar buses are completely silent and environmentally friendly and they emit no polluting gases. The Irizar ie bus measures 12 metres long and is equipped with two doors, 28 seats and capacity for 75 passengers. They run on an engine of up to 230 kW that is powered by five lithium-ion batteries, providing the bus with a range of between 100 and 150 kilometres, depending on the driving cycle and atmospheric conditions, equivalent to 17 hours of travel time in a city with heavy traffic, such as Madrid.

Hector Olabegogeaskoetxea, the Director General of Irizar e-mobility, said: “It fills us with pride that Madrid has chosen to use our zero-emission buses for this initiative. Collaborating on this project is very important to us. We are fully committed to the environment and we want to contribute to improving citizens' quality of life. We are the first green energy electromobility plant in Europe.”

This measure driven by Madrid City Hall represents a step forward in the fight against pollution. The goal of the Madrid 360 plan is to totally renovate EMT's fleet of buses.

The joint venture between EMT and Irizar began in February 2017 with the arrival of the first generation of the i2e bus in Madrid, an order that was made up of a total of 15 buses. The latest generation of Irizar electric vehicles arriving in Madrid are standard ie bus model vehicles. This time around, Madrid has purchased 20 units containing lithium-ion batteries that are made in-house by Irizar e-mobility in our plant in Aduna.


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