Estonia’s largest public transport operator Aktsiaselts Tallinna Linnatransport TLT, which provides transport services in the Estonian capital, has ordered 20 Urbino 12 and 30 Urbino 18 CNG buses from Solaris. Tallinn has thus decided to exercise the option provided in the contract concluded in July 2021, under which 100 Solaris gas vehicles had already been purchased. Deliveries are scheduled for September 2022, and once they have been completed, a total of 350 gas-powered Solaris buses will be running along the streets of Tallinn.The newly ordered vehicles, regardless of their length, will be equipped with a 235 kW engine adapted to use compressed natural gas as fuel. An additional cold start function will facilitate starting the engine at very low temperatures. CNG storage tanks will be placed on the roof in the front part of the bus. In the 12-metre buses, the tanks will have a total capacity of 1575 litres, whereas in articulated buses they will boast 1875 litres.So far, Solaris has delivered over 260 CNG buses to Tallinn. Aktsiaselts Tallinna Linnatranspor has been ordering batches of CNG buses from the manufacturer since 2019. The last contract from July 2021 was for 100 vehicles, including 35 articulated Urbino CNG buses, of which over 60 have already been delivered. On 26 January 2022 TLT decided to go for the option of purchasing additional buses, i. e. 20 Urbino 12 CNG and 30 Urbino 18 CNG units. The new order is to be completed in September 2022, and its value stands at almost €15 million.
Estonia’s largest public transport operator Aktsiaselts Tallinna Linnatransport TLT, which provides transport services in the Estonian capital, has ordered 20 Urbino 12 and 30 Urbino 18 CNG buses from Solaris. Tallinn has thus decided to exercise the option provided in the contract concluded in July 2021, under which 100 Solaris gas vehicles had already been purchased. Deliveries are scheduled for September 2022, and once they have been completed, a total of 350 gas-powered Solaris buses will be running along the streets of Tallinn.The newly ordered vehicles, regardless of their length, will be equipped with a 235 kW engine adapted to use compressed natural gas as fuel. An additional cold start function will facilitate starting the engine at very low temperatures. CNG storage tanks will be placed on the roof in the front part of the bus. In the 12-metre buses, the tanks will have a total capacity of 1575 litres, whereas in articulated buses they will boast 1875 litres.So far, Solaris has delivered over 260 CNG buses to Tallinn. Aktsiaselts Tallinna Linnatranspor has been ordering batches of CNG buses from the manufacturer since 2019. The last contract from July 2021 was for 100 vehicles, including 35 articulated Urbino CNG buses, of which over 60 have already been delivered. On 26 January 2022 TLT decided to go for the option of purchasing additional buses, i. e. 20 Urbino 12 CNG and 30 Urbino 18 CNG units. The new order is to be completed in September 2022, and its value stands at almost €15 million.
