HP AND RÁPIDO ARAGUAIA PLACE 60 ADDITIONAL BUSES IN OPERATION

2024-08-28 HP Transportes Coletivos and Rápido Araguaia recently purchased sixty Caio diesel and electric buses to attend the Metropolitan Network of Public Transport (RMTC), a systemic unit composed by all the public transport lines and services that attend Goiania and the eighteen integrated municipalities.

From the sixty buses, ten are equipped with eMillenium body, Scania chassis with raised floor, 15m long, Eletra electrification system and Weg batteries, five of them to be delivered to HP Transportes Coletivos, and the other five to Rápido Araguaia. From the remaining fifty units of Apache Vip V model, assembled on Volkswagen chassis, with a 3rd steered axle, twenty-five are to be delivered to Rápido Araguaia and the other twenty-five to HP.

Neomar Guimarães Costa, representative of Caio, highlights the sustainability in the choice of electric vehicles: “These electric buses reflect the importance that HP and Rápido Araguaia give to the population, as the vehicles do not pollute and are silent. These companies increasingly improve the public transport in Goiania.”

About electric buses

The ten electrified buses are of eMillenium model, with total occupation for 101 passengers, body mounted on Scania K310 IB6X2*4 chassis, raised floor, 15m long, a 3rd steered axle, Eletra electrification system and Weg batteries.

Each unit is equipped with automatic lift in the central door, on the right side of the body; seats reserved for people with disabilities (PcD), reduced mobility and the elderly, and an exclusive area for wheelchair users or people with visual impairment, accompanied by a service dog, thus assuring full accessibility.

The units are also provided with air conditioning, electromechanical turnstiles with three arms, original door blocking device of the chassis, LED lighting on the steps, preparation for six cameras and USB.

All the buses have electronic LED itinerary displays and multiplex system, which indicates eventual failures in the electric system of the bus, providing greater safety.

About Apache VIP

The fifty VIP Apache buses, from the fifth-generation, with total occupation for 104 passengers, have been body mounted on Volkswagen chassis, 15m long.

From the thirty-seven padded seats, six are reserved for people with disabilities (PcD), reduced mobility and the elderly.

With central boarding, the units provide five doors, three on the right side (front, central and back side) and two on the left side (central and back side).

The onboard technologies of the buses include air conditioning, electromechanical turnstile, door blocking devices, USB ports, internal LED lighting, points for installation of micro cameras, preparation for Wi-Fi system, electronic itinerary display, among others.

About Caio
Operating for more than 78 years, Caio is a reference in terms of mobility solutions, offering urban buses to the operators with the best cost-benefit, and decent and safe transport conditions to passengers.

Caio is committed to offering customized services, providing agile and excellent technical assistance, replacement parts, in addition to warranty, operation, and maintenance manuals to all customers.

More information:
For more information about Caio, visit: http://www.caio.com.br on the web, and @caioinduscaroficial in social networks.
Grupo Caio Press Relations – +55 (14) 99124 4543 – Monica Quemel

Press Relations | August 2024

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