The Metropolitan Transit Authority Strætó will step up the electrification of its fleet with the purchase of additional electric buses. Last year Strætó bought nine new electric buses which are expected to arrive on the streets of Reykjavík in the next few months. Now five additional buses have been ordered.
Read more: Iceland meets only 0.01% of it's electricity needs with fossil fuels, 99.99% from renewables
The electrification of the bus fleet has been slowed down by difficulties in finding buses which can handle Icelandic conditions. The nine buses Strætó bought last year have not yet been delivered because the Chinese manufacturer had to make numerous changes to the bus to ensure they could operate flawlessly in Icelandic conditions.
The CEO of Strætó told the local newspaper Fréttablaðið that all 14 new buses should be on the road by the end of the year. Four buses are already on their way to Iceland.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority Strætó will step up the electrification of its fleet with the purchase of additional electric buses. Last year Strætó bought nine new electric buses which are expected to arrive on the streets of Reykjavík in the next few months. Now five additional buses have been ordered.
Read more: Iceland meets only 0.01% of it's electricity needs with fossil fuels, 99.99% from renewables
The electrification of the bus fleet has been slowed down by difficulties in finding buses which can handle Icelandic conditions. The nine buses Strætó bought last year have not yet been delivered because the Chinese manufacturer had to make numerous changes to the bus to ensure they could operate flawlessly in Icelandic conditions.
The CEO of Strætó told the local newspaper Fréttablaðið that all 14 new buses should be on the road by the end of the year. Four buses are already on their way to Iceland.
