Ten Urbino 8,9 LE electric will join the municipal fleet of Stalowa Wola in the Podkarpackie region, which will this way join the electromobility pioneers in Poland. In accordance with the tender announced in April, the municipality will purchase a total of 19 buses, 10 of which are battery vehicles and the remaining 9 are conventional diesel buses.
The Stalowa Wola municipality have decided on the purchase of battery vehicles for ecological and economic reasons. That is because electric buses are characterized by much lower exploitation costs. The order also includes the infrastructure necessary for the charging of the vehicles. According to the contract signed on 28.09.2017, the electric Solaris buses will be delivered to Stalowa Wola in the Spring of 2018. Three pantograph charging stations which will charge the vehicles on the route and five stationary, double output depot chargers will be delivered by a Polish company – Ekoenergetyka-Polska.
Each of the vehicles ordered will be equipped with a 160 kW central traction motor. The electric Urbino 8,9 LE for Stalowa Wola will be powered by the electric power stored in four batteries of a total capacity of 160 kWh. They will be able to be charged via a plug-in socket or with a 200 kW pantograph charger. Both of the solutions ensure a comfort for the driver, especially in bad weather conditions, as he/she will be able to charge the bus without having to exit the vehicle. The buses will also be equipped with numerous amenities for the passengers, such as USB sockets, WiFi Internet or a safety-improving interior CCTV system. The Stalowa Wola municipality has also chosen to install passenger counting systems in the vehicles with counting sensors in each doors, which will allow for running statistics and more effective fleet management of the public transport.
Solaris Bus & Coach has up to date delivered electric buses to Polish customers in Cracow, Warsaw, Ostrołęka and Inowrocław. At present, the delivery of 22 battery vehicles for Jaworzno which was one of the first Polish cities to decide in 2015 on the purchase of an electric bus, is in a closing stage. The year 2017 abounds in battery buses orders on Solaris’ domestic market. The electric buses of Solaris will soon leave the factory in Bolechowo and head towards Chodzież, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Sosnowiec, Warsaw, Września and Stalowa Wola.
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Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z o.o. is a leading producer of city and intercity buses in Europe. It focuses on the development of low-emission and zero-emission vehicles, i. e. electric and hydrogen buses as well as trolleybuses. Over 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. All activities undertaken by the company are in line with its mission, which is reflected in the brand’s promise: to change 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. Solaris products have been repeatedly awarded for quality and innovation. The Urbino 18 hydrogen bus has won the prestigious 'Bus of the Year 2025' title.
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Mateusz Figaszewski
Institutional Partnerships and External Relations Director
mateusz.figaszewski@solarisbus.com
