Celsia will make available to Bogotá 120 electric buses for the Integrated Public Transportation System (SITP)

Medellin, November 14, 2019 . Celsia, an Argos Group energy company, continues to consolidate itself as one of the main promoters of sustainable mobility in the country, after contributing the fleet of electric buses to the MIO system in Cali, it has been awarded for the provision of the fleet of 120 buses from courtyard 2 in the Abbreviated Selection Process promoted by Transmilenio for the exploitation of the public land, automotive, urban, mass passenger service of the Integrated Public Transport System - SITP.

The buses that will contribute to the SITP Celsia, through its subsidiary Epsa, will provide the public transport service to integrate the routes of the zone and power component of the Fontibón functional unit, which, depending on the bus frequencies and hours, may transport approximately 96 thousand passengers per day *. For the operation and maintenance of the fleet, which is expected to be rolling in September 2020, Celsia made an alliance with the transport operator Gran Américas SAS

“We are happy with this news, we have been dreaming and acting for the massification of electric mobility for years because we are convinced that it is an efficient technology in environmental, technical and economic terms; and this new fleet that arrives in Bogotá in which we will provide 120 buses is the result of the constant and determined work in this purpose. We congratulate the Bogota citizens for joining sustainable mobility and contributing in a responsible way to the planet and especially with the air quality of their city, ” said Ricardo Sierra, leader of Celsia.

Bus characteristics:

Brand	BYD
Passenger capacity	60 buses with capacity for 80 passengers 60 buses with capacity for 50 passengers
Autonomy:	> 260 km
Maximum power	200 kW in the 50 passenger 150 kWx2 in the 80 passenger
Maximum speed:	60 Km / hour
Battery type	LiFePO4 battery (Lithium - iron - phosphate)
Suspension	100% pneumatic with ECAS system
Braking system	4-wheel disc brake, 100% pneumatic with ABS, EBS function
Direction	Electro - hydraulic assisted
Maximum torque	2,800 Nm in the 50-passenger 1,100 in the 80-passenger

Celsia mobility ecosystem

Since 2017 Celsia has been developing an electric mobility ecosystem that today has:

• 19 public charging stations for electric vehicles. According to data as of June 30 of this year, these stations have delivered 24,865 kWh of energy that translate into 165,766 kilometers of clean energy.
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• A home charger developed in partnership with Haceb with 100% Colombian engineering.
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• 26 electric buses for the mass transit system of Cali, MIO.

“We are developing an entire ecosystem that promotes the use of this type of friendly mobility and offers all possible facilities for users to access it, in addition to boosting the consumption of electric energy, a clean and environmentally friendly source of power. That is why in our portfolio we have public charging infrastructure, home charging stations in alliance with Haceb, and electric buses, and we are close to launching a line of personal mobility with which we want to transform our way of moving and making intelligent decisions, without sacrificing comfort, ”added Ricardo Sierra, leader of Celsia.

This Celsia release was published using machine translation.