These days, 13 new electric buses are being introduced into service by Almenningsvagnar Kynnisferðir and Hagvagnar, which operate bus services for Strætó bs. in the capital area. Last year, Strætó bs. concluded contracts with the companies following a tender process, and as a result, their entire bus fleets will be fully electric by the end of 2029. These new buses form part of that transition.
The buses are manufactured by the Chinese company Higer, with Icelandia acting as their local distributor. They are equipped with 482 kWh batteries and have a driving range of up to 350 km.
“We welcome the addition of these buses to the Strætó fleet. With their introduction, around 40 buses in Strætó’s operations are now electric, representing approximately 25% of the fleet. Our experience with operating electric buses has been very positive, and we see them as the future energy source for public transport,” says Jóhannes Svavar Rúnarsson, CEO of Strætó bs.
“With these buses, we at Hagvagnar are taking our first steps towards electrifying our fleet, and we are very excited about this development,” says Hjörvar Sæberg Högnason, CEO of Hagvagnar.
At the same time, Strætó bs. has installed charging stations at the depots of Almenningsvagnar Kynnisferðir and Hagvagnar to support the operation of these vehicles.
“We have had a successful partnership with Higer since 2016, and over the past two years we have been working on electrifying our fleet. It is truly exciting to be part of this energy transition in public transport in the capital area, and we will continue to move forward with the electrification of other parts of our operations. We expect to have close to 40 electric coaches in operation by the end of next year,” says Björn Ragnarsson, CEO of Icelandia and Almenningsvagnar Kynnisferðir.
