{"id":4349,"date":"2017-11-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passerinvest.cz\/tiskove-zpravy\/electric-buses-in-bb-centrum-transported-more-than-one-million-passengers\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T10:20:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T08:20:54","slug":"electric-buses-in-bb-centrum-transported-more-than-one-million-passengers","status":"publish","type":"tiskove-zpravy","link":"https:\/\/passerinvest.cz\/en\/press-releases\/electric-buses-in-bb-centrum-transported-more-than-one-million-passengers\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric buses in BB Centrum transported more than one million passengers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Czech SOR brand electric buses on the regular BB1 and BB2 routes in Prague\u2019s BB Centrum have transported more than one million passengers. The lines connect the multifunctional BB Centrum complex and the Bud\u011bjovick\u00e1 metro station and the electric buses have travelled almost 70 thousand kilometres since February of last year. The operation of the electric buses in Prague\u2019s mass transit system is a joint project of the development and investment company PASSERINVEST GROUP, the \u010cEZ Group and the ARRIVA transportation company, which aims at contributing to an improved environment and lower traffic noise in BB Centrum and its environs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The operation of the two SOR EBN 9.5 electric buses on the free BB1 and BB2 routes was launched in February 2016. As of today they have transported more than one million passengers and travelled over 70 thousand kilometres over the course of its constant operations. The electric buses are very quiet and there is even a free Wi-Fi connection available. Each day one electric bus travels 100 km on average and transports about 1800 passengers during 50 journeys.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year we performed a survey among the employees of the companies based in BB Centrum, which is primarily used as feedback as well as inspiration for improvements. The survey showed great satisfaction with traffic accessibility. The shuttle routes from the Bud\u011bjovick\u00e1 metro on the C line were used by about 45% of those surveyed and more than half strongly welcomed the introduction of the electric buses into operation. There primarily were positive evaluations of their quiet running, clean surroundings and environmental friendliness,<\/i>\u201d stated Radim Passer, the founder and CEO of PASSERINVEST GROUP.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are pleased by both the public\u2019s great interest in electric buses in Prague 4 as well as the fact that we can promote electric buses right where our company is based, thereby setting an example for other companies. It is a logical part of our activities in the area of the development of clean mobility where, for more than 7 years, we have been deliberately creating conditions for the growth of the share of electric drive in individual and public traffic in the Czech Republic. Not only do we momentarily offer more than 85 public recharging points, 35 of which are fast recharging points, but also several related services,<\/i>\u201d stated Kamil \u010cerm\u00e1k, the General Director of \u010cEZ ESCO.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBoth of the electric buses have travelled a total of 70\u00a0865. They travel between BB Centrum and the Bud\u011bjovicka metro every week day from morning until evening. We have been pleasantly surprised by their reliability and the battery life, and we cannot complain about anything in the least. Getting these buses for these routes, which take hundreds of visitors to BB Centrum every day, was definitely the right decision,<\/i>\u201d stated the General Director of Arriva, Daniel Adamka.<\/p>\n

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According to the Memorandum and Action Plan on the future of the automotive industry in the Czech Republic, electric mobility and digitalisation are two of the cornerstones of the local automobile trade. The Memorandum was recently signed by representatives of the Czech government and the AutoSAP association (with the participation of the \u010cEZ Group).<\/p>\n

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