Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. and Greece’s largest electric power producer PPC S.A. announced the signing of a 3-year Memorandum of Understanding, aiming to explore their potential cooperation in the sector of integrated urban transport solutions in the field of electro-mobility, in Greece and other areas to be mutually agreed.
Within this framework of cooperation, PPC, fully harmonized with European de-carbonization policies, set under its auspices the event «Electric Urban Mobility» held by Solaris on Monday, November 20th, 2017 in Athens International Airport, Eleftherios Venizelos.
The signing of the Memorandum took place on November 21st, in the presence of the President of the Polish Republic, H.E. Andrzej Duda and representatives of the Greek State, during Mr. Duda’s official 2-day visit in Greece, at the invitation of the President of the Greek Republic, H.E. Prokopios Pavlopoulos. Mr. A. Duda, and the accompanying delegation, attended the Greek-Polish business conference "Innovative Green Technologies" organized in “Stavros Niarchos” Foundation Cultural Center. The signing of the Memorandum followed high-level lunch session of the Polish President with Polish and Greek business entrepreneurs.
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Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z o.o. is one of the leading producers of city and intercity buses in Europe. It focuses in particular on the development of zero-emission vehicles, i. e. electric and hydrogen buses as well as trolleybuses. This has resulted in the widest zero-emission product range in the European market and a leading position in this segment with a market share of 15.2%. Nearly 25,000 Solaris vehicles have been delivered so far and they ply the streets in 850 towns and cities across 33 countries located throughout Europe as well as beyond it. Solaris is part of the Spanish CAF Group (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) S.A. From conception, to the design and manufacturing phases, all Solaris buses are produced in Poland. Moreover, all activities undertaken by the manufacturer are in line with the brand’s mission, which is reflected in the motto “We are changing the image of public transport”. Solaris also actively partners with public transport operators and provides them with comprehensive support in their transition to zero-emission mobility.
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Mateusz Figaszewski
E-mobility Development & Market Intelligence Director
mateusz.figaszewski@solarisbus.com
