new electric buses in Copenhagen
/one of the new electric buses on its route out to Refshaleøen in front of Christiansborg - The Danish parliament
On Sunday 8 December, following a trial period of two years with electric buses on the 3A cross-city route, 48 new electric buses were rolled out on the routes of the 2A bus between Tingbjerg and Refshaleøen and the 18 bus that runs between Legravsparken, to Ørestad Station and on out to Emdrup Torv.
Buses on the 2A route are from the Dutch manufacturer VDL with nickel-manganese-cobalt batteries that weigh 3 tonnes. Charging is generally at the end stations at Tingbjerg and Refshaleøen and for 6 hours at night in the garage.
The buses on route 18 were made in China by BYD and have lithium iron-phosphate batteries that are charged only at the garage which takes three-and-a-half hours.
These electric buses are three to four times as energy efficient as diesel buses and are much quieter particularly when they pull away from any stop.
It has been calculated that 11 million annual passenger journeys are made on these two routes and the electronic buses will reduce CO2 emissions in the city by 4,300 tonnes annually.
In Copenhagen, politicians have decided that all diesel buses will be replaced with green electric buses by 2025.
