Anti-Russian sanctions will not allow Moscow to buses from the Gas

30 January 2019

GAZ group refuses the Moscow contract for the supply of buses due to sanctions against Deripaska

As in the joke: the captain comes and says – I have two news, good and bad, with what to begin? Let's good. – But we will get 11 Oscars!
So, GAS coming off the circle at the very beginning of work on the supply of buses for the capital of GUP "Mosgortrans".

The buses GAS has not had time to leave the exhibition stands as they have clipped the wings of the ocean 

Refusal to participate in the new (second) of 6.57 billion "contract life cycle" according to "Kommersant" has occurred from-for fear the company to fall under the anti-Russian sanctions and, accordingly, to disrupt the implementation of the new contract due to the possible refusal of foreign suppliers to work with the manufacturer, included in the black list, an asset of the "sanctioned" oligarch Oleg Deripaska. It is already concluded in may last year, the LCC for the supply of up to 31 March 2019 hundreds of electric buses and 31 of the charging station GAZ Group promises to fulfill the deadlines.
Thus, a rapid competition between two domestic automotive corporations for their presence in the promising market of Autonomous electric public transport ends by force majeure. Today GAZ Group "voluntarily" handed a second contract for the results of the electronic auction for the supply of buses to the largest Russian manufacturer of trucks KAMAZ, according to which in may – October 2019 in Moscow will put 100 electric buses and 36 ultrafast charging stations.

KAMAZ may rejoice – the whole of Moscow, the tender was given to him without effort, and that means at least a doubling of supply in 2019-2021 years. 

  as similar to a contract of KAMAZ already has, it turns out that he will have to deliver 200 electric buses and charging stations 72 in the same period.
According to GUP "Mosgortrans" the Gas buses and KAMAZ still regularly come to the capital. New "life cycle contract" as the previous one, includes the obligation 15 years of service the rolling stock and charging infrastructure.

The buses KAMAZ-6282 with the charger pantograph type at the exhibition BUSWORLD-2018. By the way, this model was named "Bus of 2018" at the annual contest "Commercial vehicle of the year" held by the magazine "commercial vehicles"

The first buses under the new contract will start to arrive in Moscow in mid-2019.

Today, according to "Mosgortrans" in the capital are more than 40 buses, distributed in 5 areas.
So, they work on routes № 73 from ENEA to 6 th district of Bibirevo, No. 76 of Kholmogorskaya street to the metro station "VDNKH", No. 80, 6 th district of Bibirevo to Ostashkovskaya street, No. 83, from the Ussuri street to Preobrazhenskaya square and No. 649 from the Clear directions to Ostashkovskaya street. The last route is fully translated into service buses. Since the beginning of September 2018 battery-electric buses have transported more than a million Metropolitan passengers. Machine during the work shift is recharged at the end stations of the routes and in the Park before going to the line.

Moscow electric bus with a capacity of 85 passengers of whom 30 are placed on the seats. Low level of the floor, the presence of the ramp (ramp) and the cumulative area provide high comfort for all passengers, including people with limited mobility.

The salon is equipped with climate control, satellite navigation, USB sockets for charging mobile devices, information media screens and free Wi-Fi.

PS However, there is a rhetorical question: wouldn't it be easier in such "sanctions" force majeure alleviate the conditions of the tender and the capital to attract, for example, manufacturers such as Volgabus and TROLZA, which in industrial programs has at least a modern and competitive technique?

The bus Volgabus Sitaram 12 ELF was presented at the exhibition BUSWORLD-2018 

For example, a guaranteed power reserve of the bus Volgabus "the ELF Sitaram 12" even with a full load and when the climate control is 200-220 km, but this model is beyond the scope of the tender as designed exclusively for slow night charging at the bus depot.

Restyled Trolza 52501 "the Bus" model of 2019 runs test operation at Rostov 

 electric Bus Trolza 52501,by the way, the last under 2019 restyling, also allows a range of under 200 miles..