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Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
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Since the beginning of 2025, 44 electric bus routes have been launched in Moscow. Eco-friendly transport has hit the roads in more than 60 districts of the capital. This year, electric buses began running in the village of Kokoshkino, and the largest number of eco-friendly routes (12) appeared in the South-West Administrative District. This was reported by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry Maxim Liksutov.
"With the launch of new equipment on the routes, the number of daily trips on electric buses has increased by 36 percent compared to last summer. Even more Muscovites began to use safe, comfortable and state-of-the-art transport, which minimizes the negative impact on the environment. We continue to improve the quality of passenger service within the framework of the Moscow transport development strategy until 2030, which was approved by Sergei Sobyanin," said Maxim Liksutov.
Eco-friendly transport of a modern city
The city is actively developing an environmentally friendly ground transportation network. Modern Russian-made electric buses have been making travel even more comfortable for passengers since 2018.
Improved equipment will be delivered to the capital from 2022. Such cars have adaptive interior lighting, which changes from a cold shade to a warm one at 14:00. The front route indicator, increased by 18 percent, makes it even easier to see the number from afar. The interior has an electric heater, which minimizes the impact on the environment and maintains an optimal temperature. The power reserve has increased from 40-50 to 80 kilometers, and the weight of the car has remained the same.
All electric buses meet safety and service standards. Smooth running, no noise or vibrations make trips comfortable. Low-floor transport is fully adapted for the comfort of passengers with limited mobility. For this purpose, a folding ramp and driver call buttons are provided. If necessary, he will help enter and leave the cabin. Bicycles, strollers or large luggage can be conveniently placed on the storage area.
The cabin has ports for charging gadgets, as well as media screens with useful information about the route. You can pay for travel in any convenient way using digital validators. In electric buses, an air curtain is activated when the doors are opened. It helps maintain a comfortable temperature in the cabin. For the safety of passengers, the transport is equipped with video cameras outside and inside.
Replacing one bus with such a vehicle reduces carbon dioxide emissions by more than 60 tons.
In 2024, more than 70 electric bus routes were launched in Moscow, and more than 800 innovative electric vehicles were delivered to the capital. Mosgortrans' electric bus fleet is the largest in Europe. More than 2,400 innovative KamAZ and LiAZ vehicles provide operation on more than 220 routes. It is expected that by 2035, almost the entire Mosgortrans fleet will switch to electric buses.
In 2025, the new generation of KAMAZ-52222 electric buses entered service. They have become even more comfortable thanks to an improved interior layout, a 15 percent larger storage area, space for hand luggage, and a modified door design. The climate control system has become even more efficient, and the doors now have light strips with opening and closing indicators. The appearance has become even more in line with modern trends in global industrial design. Under the contract with PJSC KAMAZ, this year it is planned to deliver 400 KAMAZ-52222 electric buses of the A5 generation. They are being created taking into account the operating experience of earlier models and passenger feedback. Moscow's order for the creation of new equipment supports employment in the regions and stimulates the development of domestic industry.
Infrastructure for electric buses
The corresponding infrastructure for eco-friendly transport is also being developed. For example, this year more than 50 ultra-fast charging stations were connected. The Novokosino site was completely transferred to servicing electric transport. Contracts have been signed for the delivery of another 1.1 thousand modern eco-friendly vehicles in 2025-2027, 100 of which have already arrived in the parks of the State Unitary Enterprise Mosgortrans.
In total, 400 ultra-fast charging stations have already been connected at terminal stations and operational sites, of which more than 50 will be connected in 2025.
Today, electric buses are serviced at 12 sites of the State Unitary Enterprise Mosgortrans. The capital was the first in Russia to start building modern electric bus depots. In 2022, the largest electric bus depot in Europe, Krasnaya Pakhra, opened in TiNAO. Eco-friendly vehicles appeared in the Novomoskovsky and Troitsky administrative districts. A year later, the Mitino depot was built in the northwest. With its opening, electric buses began running on routes in 20 districts of the capital and two nearby cities in the Moscow region. At the end of 2023, the third innovative electric bus depot, Saltykovka, began operating. It services routes in the east of the city.
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