June 24, 2022. The Community of Madrid, Spain, is going to incorporate 24 new intercity buses powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), within the process of renewing vehicles of the Regional Transport Consortium. This was explained by the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, David Pérez, at the presentation of the new fleet at the facilities of the concessionaire company Martín, in Leganés.
The new coaches allow CO2 emissions to be reduced by 20% compared to those that use diesel fuel, and particles and nitrogen oxides by 85%, in addition to reducing noise by 50%. They have a 2,050-liter CNG tank, and equipment that combines safety, comfort and the most modern communication technology, with a length of 12.8 meters.
This action has involved an investment of 5.7 million euros, and the buses will provide service on lines 491 (Barrio del Naranjo de Fuenlabrada), 492 Aluche-Fuenlabrada (Parque Granada) and 482 Aluche-Leganés (Barrio de Arroyo Culebro).
Pérez highlighted the regional Executive’s commitment to the decarbonization of public transport and recalled that “55% of the total fleet that circulates through the region moves with clean energy, including the capital.”
With this new purchase, a total of 247 intercity buses of the Consortium work thanks to this source of energy, with an average age of 4.9 years. In addition, there are 380 hybrid vehicles, two electric and one hydrogen.
