Clean public transport

Electric instead of diesel buses for two cities

In the next few weeks, buses in the second and third largest cities in the state will run on electricity only. The vehicles have already arrived and preparations are underway.

The first fully electric buses have been running on Salzburg Transport Association routes for almost a year now: namely on routes 36 and 181 in Salzburg and Wals. Now the electric buses are also coming to the districts: in Saalfelden, the largest municipality in Pinzgau, e-buses will be in operation from December: on lines 60 and 61 of the town and line 62 of the SVV.

Changeover in Hallein is also coming
Six buses from the Polish brand Solaris have been purchased for this purpose. Four of these will be in permanent use and two will be available as a reserve. Similar plans have been in place in Hallein for some time, explains city manager Alexander Stangassinger: the decision to switch was made last year and the new e-buses are already there. Only the e-charging station still needs to be completed. "In the next few weeks, all inner-city routes will be converted to electric," says the head of the town.