Over the past weeks Solaris Bus & Coach landed a substantial order - for 120 city buses of the Urbino 18 type. These buses will be handed over to the transport company Egged and they will be used for public transport in Jerusalem.
The commissioned fourth-generation Urbino are low-floor articulated vehicles of the MEGA class. The modern city buses ordered by the Israeli customer will be fitted with engines meeting the Euro 6 standard. The first deliveries will start at the beginning of December this year, the final ones are slated for the turn of April and May 2021.
“Starting from the delivery of the first buses to Israel in 2012, every year we receive successive orders from that country. It is a hugely important export market for us. The long-standing and successful collaboration with UBSI is our biggest source of pride” declared Petros Spinaris, Deputy CEO of Solaris Bus & Coach.
The 120 Urbino 18 buses were commissioned directly through the UBSI Nazareth, part of the Afifi Group. Solaris has co-operated with this local distributor since 2012. During this time, both companies performed the deliveries of nearly 500 Solaris Urbino buses to Israel. The Polish buses can be seen among others on the streets of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Ben-Gurion Airport.
The end-customer of the latest order for 120 articulated Solaris buses is Egged, one of the biggest carriers in Israel, handling both intercity and urban transport. Once the newly placed order is completed, the total number of buses supplied to Israel by Solaris will exceed 600 vehicles.
Information Solaris
Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z o.o. is one of the leading producers of city and intercity buses in Europe. It focuses in particular on the development of zero-emission vehicles, i. e. electric and hydrogen buses as well as trolleybuses. This has resulted in the widest zero-emission product range in the European market and a leading position in this segment with a market share of 15.2%. Nearly 25,000 Solaris vehicles have been delivered so far and they ply the streets in 850 towns and cities across 33 countries located throughout Europe as well as beyond it. Solaris is part of the Spanish CAF Group (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) S.A. From conception, to the design and manufacturing phases, all Solaris buses are produced in Poland. Moreover, all activities undertaken by the manufacturer are in line with the brand’s mission, which is reflected in the motto “We are changing the image of public transport”. Solaris also actively partners with public transport operators and provides them with comprehensive support in their transition to zero-emission mobility.
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Mateusz Figaszewski
E-mobility Development & Market Intelligence Director
mateusz.figaszewski@solarisbus.com
