One of the first contracts Solaris signed in 2015 is one for delivery of forty-three low-floor Urbino 12 to Liepāja, Latvia. With the first batch already finished, there are twenty 12-metre Solaris buses running in Latvia’s third biggest city.
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The official presentation of the first twenty units took place in Liepāja on 28th April 2015. According to the agreement Solaris will conduct deliveries until June 2015, when the city operator will be handed the last twenty-three vehicles. All the buses will be equipped with Euro 6 Cummins ISB 6.7 engines mounted to Voith Diwa 6 gearboxes. There will be air-conditioning as well as double-glazed windows installed as standard to protect passengers from severe seaside climate. Part of the vehicles will be fitted with passenger counting systems.
This significant order acquired from Latvia is Solaris’s debut in the scenic city stretching between the Baltic Sea and Liepāja Lake. The urban center with eighty thousand inhabitants will be third Latvian city with buses with the green dachshund at the front.
Including the newest batch, there are 333 Solaris vehicles operating in Latvia in total. Recently the production of 300 units for the capital city of Riga started. Solaris will build 125 diesel buses and 175 trolleybuses, the latter in cooperation with Škoda Electric. Twenty-five Trollino 18 along with thirty-five articulated Urbino 18 were delivered to the customer last year. Solaris buses also operate in Daugavpils.
About Solaris Bus & Coach
Solaris Bus & Coach is a major European producer of city, intercity and special-purpose buses as well as low-floor trams. Since the start of production in 1996, over 12 000 vehicles have already left the factory in Bolechowo near Poznań. They are running in 29 countries. Despite its young age, Solaris has become one of the trendsetting companies in its industry. For many years it has been the indisputable leader among the suppliers of city buses in Poland as well as one of the largest suppliers of city buses in Germany.
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Information Solaris
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
