To provide VSIA “Road Transport Directorate“The public procurement requirement announced in 2019 that as of August 1, 2021, 10% of the fleet involved in the part of the route network must be emission-free, JSC” Nordeka “has supplemented its fleet with the first seven electric passenger minibuses” Novus Ecoline “.
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Electric minibuses were built in Vilnius, Lithuania, by order of the company SIA “E Buss”, which is the official distributor of these buses in Latvia. In turn, service services for these minibuses will be provided by SIA “Domenikss”.
These minibuses will start transporting passengers on August 1 in Pieriga and Bauska district. Evaluating all the conditions – the specifics of the minibuses, capacity, route conditions, etc., a decision was made to service such routes as “Riga-Saurieši-” with the new minibuses.Salaspils“,” Salaspils – Daugava Museum – TEC2 – Saulkalne “, in Bauska part -” Bauska – Janeikas “,” Bauska – Viesturi “,” Bauska – Ādžūni “etc.
“These minibuses will be recognizable by the number plates with the letters” EX “in light blue, as well as the emblem” Electric “on the front of the minibuses,” says Sergejs Konopijevs, Chairman of the Board of JSC “Nordeka”.
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The construction of “Novus Ecoline” electric minibuses is a project initiated by SIA “E Buss” and SIA “Domenikss”. Several companies were involved in its development – SIA “Domenikss”, “Mercedes-Benz AG “general representative in Latvia, car body fitter UAB” Altas Komercinis Transportas “and UAB” Elinta Motors “- developer and manufacturer of electric car drive components and battery systems.
“There is a high demand for minibuses with up to 22 seats in all Baltic and also in the Scandinavian countries. In turn, the development of zero-emission transport is among the global priorities. Therefore, this project has a high potential, “says Vitalijs Ročans, a member of the board of SIA” Domenikss “.
The addition of electric minibuses to the fleet of JSC “Nordeka” in the future will be significantly influenced by two main factors – innovation and state support policy. “We are definitely interested in further expanding our fleet with” green “minibuses. We will do so by evaluating the experience of using these minibuses on regional roads with different pavements, accessibility indicators, which are expected to continue to grow in the future, and state aid policy,” Konopiyev continues.
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“Currently, electric minibuses are more expensive than vehicles with internal combustion engines. Therefore, the question is whether and how the state plans to promote the development of this segment, for example, through tax policy in addition to the current road operation tax relief,” he adds.
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