More than 600 buses in Bergen now run on electricity or renewable energy!

102 new electrical buses was put into traffic by Keolis December 1 2020. Keolis operate the bus lines in the city centre of Bergen on behalf of Skyss, Bergen’s public transport authority.

In total that means that all 138 buses servicing the bus lines in the city centre run on fossil-free fuel. The fleet consists of 102 all-electric buses, 10 trolleybuses and 26 Volvo HV02 buses.

Photo: Skyss

During the lifespan of Keolis’s 10 year contract, the estimated reduction of emmisions is close to 85 %, with an average reduction of CO2 emissions by 6600 tons annually.

This comes in addition to the more than 500 buses used by another company, Tide, servicing bus lines in the southern, northern and western areas of Bergen. Tide operates 125 buses running on biogas and 329 buses running on biodiesel. 

Add to this the further development of the Bergen Light Rail, life is looking much greener both for visitors and the inhabitants in Bergen.

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