Flixbus inaugurates the first 100% electric express bus in Portugal
Flixbus inaugurates the first 100% electric express bus in Portugal
The maiden voyage takes place this Tuesday, June 7, and departs from Bragança towards Porto.
Four years after the start of pilot tests with 100% electric long-distance buses in Germany and France, Flixbus debuts the first fossil fuel-free bus in Portugal this Tuesday, June 7th.
The maiden voyage departs from the Bragança bus station, bound for the city of Porto. It will be the first link to receive a 100% electric long-distance express bus, which will operate on the link between the two cities.
The journey between the cities takes approximately 2h45 and the price of the two terms must be within the usual values of the company, which start at the usual values3.99.
According to the road transport company, an electric bus saves 82 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year compared to fossil fuel. “All 10 buses by electric buses, from buses to be launched on biogas and from buses to be launched on two electric buses, and destination buses to be launched on two electric short buses, and for Portugal, launched on one short bus , which is destined for Portugal for the first European long-distance bus powered by hydrogen fuel cells, together with Freudenberg and ZF”, they said in a statement.
The German FlixBus continues to expand the domestic network in the national territory and the destinations planned for the summer. Operating in the country since 2019, a low-cost transport company came to the Portuguese market with a more comfortable, economical and sustainable way of traveling. All buses have free wi-fi and are equipped with a resource to charge your computer and mobile phone.