
Long-distance buses between cities in the Community of Madrid are open for electric transport Line 352 running between Madrid and the municipality of Tarancón in Cuencawith a new model that has 360 kilometers of autonomy from the Ruiz Group. “We had the opportunity to be inside the Class 3 bus, the first fully electric long-distance bus. It is probably the newest and the best that is currently circulating on Spanish roads, and we have it here with us,” Isabel Díaz Ayuso said on Friday during a visit to the offices of the above-mentioned business group that were opened in the city of Leganés.
This model will serve Line 352, crossing the borders of the region in “sincere cooperation” with the rest of the autonomous regions. This line runs between cities through the relevant municipalities Rivas Vassia Madrid, Arganda del Rey, Perales de Tajoña, Villarejo de Salvanes or Fuentedueña de Tajo.
“So, it’s a line that’s more than 86 kilometers long. And this new bus, one of the other innovations that it brings, is that It has more than 360 kilometers of autonomy “Therefore, we are opening intercity routes for electric transport for the first time,” the President emphasized. “We are the largest metropolitan area in Europe, after Paris, in terms of population, and we are growing in all areas,” she added.
The head of the regional executive has deemed it necessary to develop a future transportation project for The region continues to grow “balanced”. “In parallel, we are also witnessing a giant journey in our public transport. We are also driving the registration of electric cars throughout Spain, of hybrid cars, and all this at a time when transport in the Community of Madrid has not stopped growing,” he noted.
Diaz Ayuso made this clear 1,722 million passengers are exceeded annually by 307 million On intercity buses. “We are committed to the latest technologies, as Ruiz Group always does,” he explained. “We must make transportation adaptable to the future by thinking about which areas will need more buses, and more frequency.”
The President stressed that he is with the group they are launching Self-driving bus on demand in Leganestargeting the workers of the technology park, which will have its head on Gregorio Pieces Parra Street. “By the middle of next year, it will operate as a regular self-driving bus with an urban design,” Diaz Ayuso reported, adding that in the second phase, through the application, it will be possible to access seat reservations.
Finally stressed The importance of paying attention to air qualityFor this reason, she explained, the Regional Transit Service’s bus fleet includes more than 2,000 vehicles, half of which are non-polluting.
For his part, Grupo Ruiz’s CEO, Andres Ruiz, stressed that the company’s intention is to “serve” the people of Madrid through five generations in the land of… It is “demanding, innovative and full of talent.” With more than 3000 workers. He stressed, “When the world stopped with Covid-19, when Madrid froze because of Storm Filomena, and when we were all cut off from communication due to a major power outage, you continued to move in Madrid. You are the real driving force,” in addition to his claim that Madrid is “a global reference in the field of transportation.”