‘Like a baker to stop using wheat using electric buses’
The car garage MobibracilNa Zone Roll Sao PauloThere is a change of weeks this year. Was adopted to receive space Electric busIn a major change in activities, the company’s managers and employees are well received.
“It is like a lifetime baker that makes bread with wheat and now is related to another product. We are very habitual for diesel,” said Manoel Marinho, director of new business at Mobibrasil.
It monitor the transformation in the company, which has 630 cars and has an average of 390,000 people per day.
Mobibracil has purchased 50 electric buses since last year and invested 6 million Riaas on chargers and in the electrical part. Marinho assesses the transformation of “Return to a Return”, “for the confusion of society and the commitment of governments.”
As part of the investigation, the test visited the garage in early April A wide report on the power transformation of buses in Sao Paulo. The city plans to reach 2,600 electric on the streets in the coming years, which represents 20% of the aircraft. The state’s capital has the largest mass planes in Brazil.
Marinho said the company was excited about the exchange. Indicators, based on models like once a liter, are now considering measures such as megawats and bring good results. On average, the cost of electricity driven km is 25% lower than the diesel cost.
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“We had to test ethanol a while ago, but we had to change, because at that time we were not supportive from our supplier. In the case of electric, it was different. We have a very good support from the city hall, manager and our suppliers,” said Marinho.
In the garage, the buses are set up ports near the walls at the bottom of the premises and resemble gas pumps. During the test visit, many ensemble are still in place for the installation of plastic and validators in seats. The company bought collections, but had to wait a few weeks to install Enel Mains, and the issue was repeated in other garages in the city.
On the suppliers, the support is high. Purchased electric vehicles with mobibrasil frame Mercedes -Benz And bodywork CageIts long -term suppliers. Mercedes was responsible for maintaining electricity for a year. During this period, garage employees are being trained to deal with new technology.
“Management is lightweight, not huge as diesel. We have a positive answer,” said Marinho. For this reason, electricity in the workshop is expected to stop less time than diesel. Since vehicles are still new, this thing is still proven in practice.
Sao Paulo Electric Bus (German Loders/Exam)
How much does the electric bus cost?
A standard (13.25 meter) diesel bus costs 1 million rias per unit, while the electric can reach 3.5 million rhyas – not specifically about the loading infrastructure. In Sao Paulo, the city hall subsidizes this difference, facilitating efficiency. Therefore, the company invests the cost of diesel bus, but receives electric.
Although new buses are expensive, they are expected to run for 15 years compared to 10 years of diesel vehicles, with a 7 -year battery change. “After ten years, the cost of operating a diesel bus is too much. The bus really came to the end of his life,” he said.
The company, which has three women as major shareholders, has chosen only female drivers to guide the first electric collectives, said Marinho. “All of them said that electric was more comfortable and easy to work. The customer agreed well because he had no noise or bump.”
The director commented that autonomy is sufficient for most lines. Buses leave the garage with enough energy to drive all day in planned routes. “We hope to take over the technology throughout the day in long ways like Parelheros from Santo Amaro,” he said. This route average is 23 km per trip.
Marinho said that there are also electric buses interested in the company, which is already being adopted in Chile. In addition to Sao Palo, the inside of Sao Paulo maintains a BRT (corridor -Articulated Bus System) service in Sorocoba, changing in another sign.
