Long-distance intercity buses in the Madrid region begin electric transport Route 352, which circulates between Madrid and the city of Cuenca in Tarancon.a new model has appeared from the Lewis Group with an autonomy of 360 kilometers. “We had the opportunity to ride in a class 3 bus, the first fully electric long-distance bus, probably the most modern and best currently circulating the roads of Spain, and we have it here,” said Isabel Díaz Ayuso, during a visit to the offices of the aforementioned business group, which opened in the town of Leganes this Friday.
This model provides service for Route 352 in “faithful cooperation” with other autonomous communities across regional boundaries. This intercity line circulates through the following municipalities: Rivas Basiamadrid, Arganda del Rey, Perales de Tajunha, Villarejo de Salvanes, or Fuentidueña de Tajo.
“So this line has more than 86 kilometers of routes, and this new bus is another innovation that it brings. has autonomy over 360 kilometers “Thus, for the first time, an intercity line to electric transport will be opened,” the President stressed, adding: “Our country is the largest metropolitan area in Europe after Paris in terms of population and is growing in all sectors.”
Regional Executive Directors believed that transport needed to be planned for the future. This region will continue to grow in a “balanced” manner. “We are also experiencing in parallel a huge movement of public transport. We are also leading the registration of electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and all these initiatives throughout Spain, at a time when transport in the Madrid region continues to grow,” he said.
Díaz Ayuso explained: More than 1.722 billion people travel annually to 307 million By intercity bus. “Like Lewis Group, we are always working on the latest technology. We have to think about which regions will need more buses, more frequency, and adapt our transport system to the future,” he explained.
The president emphasized that they are launching with the group On-demand self-driving bus in Leganesaimed at the workers of the Technology Park, whose header is located on Gregorio Peces Barra Avenue. “By the middle of next year, it will operate as a regular self-driving bus with an urban layout,” Díaz Ayuso reported, adding that in the second stage it will be possible to reserve seats through an application.
Finally he emphasized The importance of paying attention to air qualityFor this reason, the Regional Transport Service details its fleet of over 2,000 buses, half of which are free of contamination.
Grupo Ruiz CEO Andres Ruiz emphasized that the company intends to “serve” the people of Madrid here for five generations. “It’s demanding, innovative and has a lot of talent.” We have over 3,000 employees. He asserted that Madrid is the “world standard in transport” and said: “When the world stopped due to coronavirus, when Madrid froze in the storm Filomena, when the blackout left us all isolated, you kept Madrid moving. You are the real driving force.”
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