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Rostec :: News :: Natural gas-powered KAMAZ bus is tested in Chelyabinsk
Passengers and drivers will have the opportunity to assess the Russo-Brazilian Bravis bus
A natural gas-powered Bravis bus, which was assembled at the facility owned byKAMAZ-Marco, the joint venture between KAMAZ and the Brazilian Concern Marcopolo SA, is being tested along the roads of Chelyabinsk.
Chelyabinsk Bus Transport plans to purchase medium-capacity buses that run on natural gas. Passengers and drivers will have the opportunity to evaluate the Bravis during test drives along the streets of the city.
The vehicle fits very well into the company's cost-cutting plans: Eduard Makhovsky, Director of MUP Chelyabinsk Bus Transport, explained: "Currently large buses running on diesel cost us RUB 10 per kilometer. And methane costs us about RUB 6 per kilometer. But by using the Bravis technology, we are planning only to spend about RUB 3. This is the first bus that will generate a profit for us. The fare will not decrease in cost due to this measure, but it will not increase either."
The Bravis bus is 8 meters long with 20 seats. It can accommodate a total of 50 passengers, and it meets Euro 4 standards. It is made from components supplied by the world's largest manufacturers.
During this past spring the KAMAZ-Marco joint venture received a large order to deliver Bravis city buses to the Belgorod Region. In addition, negotiations are underway with BashAvtoTrans to deliver 30 buses. Possible partnerships with Penza, Ulyanovsk, Saratov and Tula Regions and Krasnodar and Stavropol Krais as well as the Republic of Mordovia are under discussion. KAMAZ-Marco plans to manufacture and sell a total of 300 buses in 2014.
Passengers and drivers will have the opportunity to assess the Russo-Brazilian Bravis bus
A natural gas-powered Bravis bus, which was assembled at the facility owned byKAMAZ-Marco, the joint venture between KAMAZ and the Brazilian Concern Marcopolo SA, is being tested along the roads of Chelyabinsk.
Chelyabinsk Bus Transport plans to purchase medium-capacity buses that run on natural gas. Passengers and drivers will have the opportunity to evaluate the Bravis during test drives along the streets of the city.
The vehicle fits very well into the company's cost-cutting plans: Eduard Makhovsky, Director of MUP Chelyabinsk Bus Transport, explained: "Currently large buses running on diesel cost us RUB 10 per kilometer. And methane costs us about RUB 6 per kilometer. But by using the Bravis technology, we are planning only to spend about RUB 3. This is the first bus that will generate a profit for us. The fare will not decrease in cost due to this measure, but it will not increase either."
The Bravis bus is 8 meters long with 20 seats. It can accommodate a total of 50 passengers, and it meets Euro 4 standards. It is made from components supplied by the world's largest manufacturers.
During this past spring the KAMAZ-Marco joint venture received a large order to deliver Bravis city buses to the Belgorod Region. In addition, negotiations are underway with BashAvtoTrans to deliver 30 buses. Possible partnerships with Penza, Ulyanovsk, Saratov and Tula Regions and Krasnodar and Stavropol Krais as well as the Republic of Mordovia are under discussion. KAMAZ-Marco plans to manufacture and sell a total of 300 buses in 2014.
