De Lijn Awards A Framework Settlement For Electrical Public Transport Buses — Will Have 100% Electrical Autos from Irizar e-Mobility

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The general public transport firm of the Flemish Area of Belgium, De Lijn, has awarded a framework settlement for as much as 100 autos, permitting it to depend on Irizar e-mobility’s 100% electrical Irizar ie tram buses for premium public transport companies. The autos will probably be destined for particular initiatives, such because the Spartacus undertaking in Limburg and the BRT undertaking in Kortrijk.

Irizar e-mobility emerged because the strongest candidate among the many 9 contributors within the tender. For greater than 10 years, it has been providing complete electromobility options for cities, each by way of the manufacture of 100% electrical, zero-emission autos and the manufacture and set up of the primary infrastructure methods required for charging, traction and power storage. All of them designed and manufactured with 100% Group know-how and with Irizar’s assure and repair high quality, thus being essentially the most strong possibility.

“With Irizar, we’ve an extra provider that has a robust status within the electrical bus marketplace for this increased phase.”, stated Ann Schoubs, Common Director of De Lijn. “BRT electrical buses are totally different from common electrical buses as a result of they’ve extra streamlined exteriors and better high quality interiors. Time will inform if and what number of autos we get from the 2 energetic framework agreements for BRT electrical buses”.

“BRT electrical buses are a very good answer to take care of the underdevelopment of the rail community in Limburg.”, stated Lydia Peeters, Minister of Mobility and Public Works. “First, we’re placing the Spartacus line 2 from Hasselt to Maasmechelen into service. And the traces from Hasselt to Maastricht and Pelt will observe afterward”.

Within the phrases of Irizar e-mobility Managing Director Iñigo Etxeberria, “We’re very grateful to De Lijn for placing their belief in Irizar e-mobility. They’re making a major dedication to electrifying public transport and we’re proud to be by their facet on this course of, contributing with all our expertise, know-how and power”.

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