“Goodbye slamming doors!” »: CDMX presented the first fleet of 100% electric metrobus

The government of Mexico has presented the first 10 fully electric articulated buses which, starting this Sunday, will travel the Metrobus line 3, which goes from Tenayuca to the city of Santa Cruz Atoyac.

During the event, authorities in the capital announced that they are currently circulating 200 old units in the Mexican capital and before that they estimate to acquire shortly 300 no more electric buses to replace the old ones.

The warranty for new units a more comfortable journey for users, as well as for the operators, because in addition to not emitting any type of gas because they do not burn fuel, they do not generate noise or vibrations when moving forward.

Each has a length of 18 meters and has the capacity to scale up to 160 passengers; buses are billed at night “as if it were a mobile phone”, in order to 3.5 hours, which allows them to go up to 330 kilometers in an autonomous way.

In addition to the environmental benefits, there are also economic benefits, since the maintenance cost will decrease by one. 30% and the useful life of these units will be extended by 50%.

In addition to having the same functions as a diesel unit as speakers to announce stops and parades, it also has USB ports, and doors are already retractable, that is to say, they slide on the sides, due to multiple complaints from users who reported that the doors were slamming on them.

“Goodbye slamming doors!” We think this is one of the most exciting things for users, since they told us so. These doors they open from the outside and this allows us two things: first, that we have more space available to be on the buses, but the most important is that all these knocks that our users were receiving are no longer going to be a problem ”, explained the director. General of Metrobús of CDMX, Roberto Capuano, in a video posted on their social networks.

Likewise, the head of the Ministry of Mobility of the capital, Andrés Lajous, stressed that the electric station is already ready for the recharge units Chinese walking Yutong, designed according to the requirements of high transport capacity and autonomy of the Metrobús.

Likewise, to ensure greater safety for passengers, the new bus has a site, in addition it is equipped with security cameras inside.

It should be noted that for now, this type of metro will only operate along the Line 3 and its recent extension.

A similar form of transport to this is the elevated trolleybus, which will be inaugurated in November 2021, according to local authorities. Is Iztapalapa, one of the most populous municipalities in Mexico City will launch a transport system on Axis 8 south.

This is the Elevated Trolleybus, which will have 10 stops (eight stations and two terminals):

– Constitution of 1917 – Borne

– Deportivo Santa Cruz

– Santa Cruz Meyehualco

– DIF Iztapalapa

– CECyT 7

– The mines

– Ermita Square

– Towers

– Penitentiary

– UACM Casa Libertad – Terminal

This was reported by the head of government, Claudia Sheinbaum, via a video posted on social networks.

“How we got involved here with the companies in November will be ready and operate the Mexico City Elevated Trolleybus on Axis 8 of Iztapalapa hermitage», He declared, announcing that the patching had already started on the avenue Ermita Iztapalapa.

For his part, the Director General of Transport Works of the Ministry of Works and Services (Sobsed), Hugo Flores Sánchez, stressed that next week there will be progress in front of 2 works with slab casting work, as well as the placement of concrete and metal poles and parapets.

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