Moscow embarks on articulated electric bus test

Mosgortrans, Moscow’s state-owned bus company, has begun testing an articulated electric bus.

The electric, bendy bus from Russian truck and bus manufacturer Kamaz has space for 135 passengers and a range of 90km. The charging process takes 20 minutes.

High passenger routes

The Kamaz electric bus is being tested on the T34 bus route (Park Pobedy-Yugo-Zapadnaya metro station). The new articulated bus is the first electric bus in Moscow with an electric heater and, like others, is equipped with climate control systems.

“Kamaz, a Russian manufacturer of vehicles, trucks and engines presented a modern electric articulated bus for test operation, which we will launch on the roads of Moscow,” said Maksim Liksutov, deputy mayor of Moscow for transport. “After the testing the city plans to purchase such vehicles to service routes with the high passenger traffic.”

The buses are designed to deal with temperature extremes and Mosgortrans reports that for the fourth consecutive winter season, they been operating without any interruptions

At the end of 2021, Moscow reported that it had introduced its 1,000th electric bus. Electric buses were first rolled out in the city in 2018. They now run on 66 bus routes and Moscow is continuing to develop its charging infrastructure. It hopes to have up to 500 stations in place by the end of 2023.