Mercedes Benz will supply 130 Citaro Hybrid buses to the Bucharest municipality in Romania for RON195m (EUR40m) after the German vehicle maker won a tender where it was the sole bidder, romania-insider.com reported, citing Economica.net.

The order, financed by the European Union, will supplement the 400 buses already ordered by Bucharest last autumn from Turkish producer Otokar.

According to the contract, the first Mercedes hybrid buses will be delivered next May with the last expected in January 2021.

Mercedes-Benz guarantees its Citaro Hybrid buses for eight years or 480,000 km.

The buses have capacity for up to 100 passengers (27 seated and 65 standing) and are equipped with automatic air conditioning, special facilities for people with disabilities, USB sockets for fast charging of mobile devices, and a powerful computer system that allows both providing real-time information to passengers.

The Bucharest municipality had not purchased any public transport vehicles for 12 years. It is currently still in the process of awarding contracts for another 300 new means of transport: 100 trams, 100 trolleybuses, and 100 electric buses.

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