Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality continues its efforts to renew its metrobus fleet. In this context, the testing phase of electric, driverless metrobuses has begun.
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality started test drives of high passenger capacity electric metrobuses.
The new electric metrobuses, which will replace the metrobuses, will have a capacity of 420 passengers, will operate entirely on electricity, will have driverless operation, and will be able to travel 80 kilometers after being charged once.
Currently, the largest metrobus has a capacity of 290 passengers.
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The road performance of the metrobuses, whose installation and preliminary checks were completed in the IETT garage, were tested. With the commissioning of new metrobuses, it is aimed to save an average of 2.5 million fuel per 100 thousand kilometers. One vehicle will prevent the emission of 300 thousand kilograms of carbon dioxide per year.
Features such as electronic lane keeping assistant will also provide safer driving. Journeys will be quieter and smoother.
It is expected that new metrobuses will be included in the fleet after the testing phases are completed.
Source: NTV / Prepared by Irem Yildiz