Fuerteventura Cabildo Plans to Introduce Nine Electric Buses for Airport Service

Published on June 12, 2024
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The Presidency of the Cabildo of Fuerteventura has announced a tender for the provision of electric buses and associated infrastructure for the airport line connecting to the Puerto del Rosario station.

The total budget for the project is €2,133,125. The deadline for submitting bids is June 20, and the project is expected to be completed within 15 months.

The tender includes the supply of nine fully electric buses, the installation of real-time vehicle information devices, two posts with digital information screens at the airport and station stops, as well as the necessary software, hardware, licenses, antennas, and cards installed in the vehicles. Additionally, an extra computer station will be set up at the bus station for control purposes.

The electric buses will have a nominal motor power of at least 150 kW and a peak power of at least 230 kW. They will be 12 meters in length.

The contract also includes the installation of charging points with a capacity of at least 100 kW for the buses. The battery system will have a minimum total capacity of 400 kWh, ensuring that the buses can travel at least 250 kilometers daily with the air conditioning operating normally, for a work duration of 16 hours per day.

According to the technical specifications, to ensure greater battery durability, more life cycles, and better performance in the high temperatures of the Canary Islands, the batteries used for traction in the vehicles will be lithium-ion LFP (Lithium Ferrum Phosphate) technology.

The 100 kW charging system will be connected to the bus station's internal grid, with an additional photovoltaic installation planned for the station's roof to provide renewable energy. This will be detailed in the project under the supervision of the contract manager, depending on the improvements proposed by the contract awardee.

For charging capacities above 100 kW, the connection cannot be made to the internal user grid and will require its own transformation center. Even if the maximum charging capacity is 100 kW or higher, the charging point must have a dual hose and be capable of simultaneously charging two buses at 50% of the available power.

The funding for this project is associated with the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan.

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