📋 Tender Overview
A whole fleet of electric buses may arrive in Sopron in the near future with the support of the Green Bus Program if the conditional public procurement procedure which has already been announced by the MAV Groups company responsible for passenger transport for the procurement of 6+3 electric buses concludes successfully and continues with the provision of funding. The winner of the procedure must deliver a bus that is purely electric categorized as M3/I (local) designed with a low floor height a city solo bus equipped with 3 passenger doors suitable for transporting wheelchair passengers with heating and cooling equipment equipped with a battery of at least 280 kWh capable of a range of at least 300 km and equipped with passenger information camera and passenger counting systems as well as telemetry suitable for regular public passenger transport to serve the people of Sopron. This will initiate the professional and market process resulting in modern and energy-efficient buses serving local travel needs in the city of Sopron as well as the development of the associated charging infrastructure.
A call for a conditional public procurement procedure related to the procurement of 6+3 electric buses aimed at greening the local transport of Sopron County has been published. The investment can be realized within the framework of the Green Bus Program using support and its goal is to replace some of the traditional diesel-powered buses in Sopron with modern environmentally friendly vehicles. The procurement announced by MAV Passenger Transport Zrt. can be realized with the support of the Ministry of Energy and with the cooperation of the Automotive Test Track Zala Ltd. (APZ Ltd.) which belongs to the Szechenyi University Group. The aim of the program is to increase the proportion of electric buses in domestic public transport systems which are key players in the mobility solutions of the future. The vehicles to be procured under the application structure are intended to replace the current buses operating on fossil fuels. The commissioning of electric vehicles is expected to significantly reduce harmful emissions from urban transport while promoting the development of sustainable urban mobility systems. The MAV Group will continue to inform the public about the progress of the project.
