According to a representative of Sinara — Transport Machines Group (STM), Chelyabinsk Urban Electric Transport (CZGET), a Sinara Group company, is going to launch serial production of the Sinara electric bus in 2025. Starting next year, the company will expand its production capacity and begin serial production of the Sinara electric bus.
The Sinara-6253 electric bus was presented at the INNOPROM 2024 International Industrial Trade Fair in Ekaterinburg. The maximum speed of this fully low-floor electric bus is 70 km/h. With six battery packs (total capacity: 441 KW∙h) its range reaches 240 km. The batteries are recharged overnight in the depot or using an ultra-fast, high-amperage charging at terminal stops.
The Chelyabinsk Regional Administration’s Telegram channel has reported that the company will start serial production of the electric buses at the beginning of next year.
CZGET is currently building the fully low-floor Sinara-6254 trolleybus. The vehicles are in operation in Chelyabinsk, Yaroslavl, Miass, and Ekaterinburg.
CZGET was established in March 2023. The total investments in the project exceeded RUB 1.2 billion. The annual production capacity is 350 vehicles. It can be expanded to 1,200 units.
Sinara — Transport Machines is a manufacturing division of Sinara Group. The Group’s business is R&D, engineering, manufacturing, and maintenance of rolling stock and industrial diesel plants. Another line of business is railway traction services, locomotives and maintenance vehicles for rent, and railway/infrastructure maintenance.
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