Hitachi Energy to help French city of Clermont-Ferrand electrify its bus network and progress towards carbon neutrality

Hitachi Energy to help French city of Clermont-Ferrand electrify its bus network and progress towards carbon neutrality

Dubai, UAE – Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, recently announced it has won an order to supply its Grid-eMotion® Flash ultrafast charging system for the two busiest bus routes in the city of Clermont-Ferrand, central France.

Grid-eMotion Flash was the first choice of the city’s public transportation operator, SMTC-AC, which requires a fast, efficient, reliable and safe charging system that will help persuade motorists to leave their cars at home and use emission-free public transportation instead.

Grid-eMotion Flash is part of the city’s InspiRe program to create sustainable urban mobility and reduce emissions, congestion and noise in the metropolitan area. It includes 40 new ebuses, dedicated bus lanes to shorten passenger journeys, very short intervals between buses in timetables, and no interruptions in bus services due to discharged batteries. As a result, SMTC-AC aims to raise passenger satisfaction and significantly increase the number of passenger journeys from 32 million today to 52 million by 2032*1. The new electric transportation system, integrated into a complex urban environment, will reduce CO2 emissions by around 5,000 tons a year.

Grid-eMotion Flash - Hitachi Energy’s ultrafast charging system - is enabling cities to reduce the environmental pollution