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Published Wednesday, December 9, 2020
German Embassy delivers electric
buses donated to Costa Rica
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Martina Nibbeling-Wriessnig, German ambassador to Costa Rica, made the official delivery of three electric buses to the Costa Rican government.
The buses that arrived in the country in September are part of a pilot plan for the development of the electrification of public transportation.
“These electric buses will have a great impact: it is the first step towards decarbonization," Ambassador Nibbeling said. "This makes them a symbol of the joint struggle of Costa Rica and Germany against climate change and for a better life for all people."
The twelve-meter-long buses have a capacity for 80 passengers. In addition to being able to make trips of 250 km for each battery charge.
In a few weeks, the buses will be traveling routes between the Desamparados Canton to San José Province, a second route from San José Province to La Unión Canton in Cartago Province and the third route between San José Province and Alajuela Province.
One of the three electric buses will be handled by the Electricity Institute to carry out tests on other routes and to keep a bus in stock in case one of the other two suffer any damage, the government said in its statement.
"We will soon be able to see these electric buses circulating in the streets, so that both bus companies, institutions and users know the technology," said Claudia Dobles, first lady and promoter of electric transport in the country. "Electric mobility It is here to stay and it is our route for the decarbonization of the transport sector and our economy by 2050.”
In November, Ian Knight, 7, from Cartago Province, was the winner of the drawing design contest that will be painted on the first public electric buses fleet donated by the German Cooperation Organization, GIZ.
The winning design created by the young boy shows the colors and shapes of the country's nature. "I drew little trees, flowers, a path to the future and a rainbow," Knight said. "Also trees that help purify the air and not pollute the planet."
The National Decarbonization Plan goal is set for the year 2035, 30% of the public transport fleet must have zero emissions, Andrea Meza, Minister of the Environment said.
According to Meza, the pilot plant will also educate citizens of the positive impacts of decarbonizing, including how better air quality improves people's health.
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