BYD 12-metre eBus fleet delivered to EMT Madrid

BYD EMT Madrid — EBus BYD da 12 metri pronti in consegna a EMT Madrid. A sinistra: José Luis Martínez Ameida, sindaco di Madrid; a destra il Sig. Borja Carabante Muntada, Consigliere per la mobilità [Fonte immagine: Ayuntamiento de Madrid] BYD 12-metre eBuses for EMT Madrid Delivery. On the left: Mr. José Luis Martínez Ameida, Mayor of Madrid; on the right: Mr. Borja Carabante Muntada, Councilor for Mobility [Picture Source: Ayuntamiento de Madrid]

EMT Madrid, the Municipal Transport Company of Madrid, received 15 BYD 12-metre electric buses, the first time that BYD has supplied vehicles to EMT Madrid.

The company is the Spain’s largest public transport provider operating 2,100 vehicles.

An official hand-over on Wednesday 13th at EMT Madrid’s Fuencarral Operations Centre, was attended by José Luis Martínez Ameida, Mayor of Madrid – Borja Carabante Muntada, Councilor for Mobility – Alfonso Sánchez Vicente, Manager at EMT Madrid and Joaquín Bellido, Sales Bus Director for BYD Iberia.

The latest BYD fleet electric eBuses replaces existing diesel-powered models, and will significantly reduce EMT Madrid’s CO2 emissions while increasing further the number of zero-emission buses on the Spanish capital’s roads. The new BYD eBuses will meet the demands of the high-frequency ‘route 52’ service connecting Puerta del Sol and Santamarca.

The BYD fleet will also be the first to operate on a new city-centre perimeter service which will form part of the ‘Madrid’s 360 Environmental Sustainability Strategy’.

Source: BYD