Karsan, which won the tender for 73 vehicles opened by Mersin Metropolitan Municipality to ease urban transportation and use more environmentally friendly buses, delivered the first 87 CNG (natural gas) fueled Menarinibus Citymood, within the scope of the 30 tender, with the increase in business. Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Seçer, Karsan Commercial Affairs Deputy General Manager Muzaffer Arpacıoğlu, Karsan Sales Manager Adem Ali Metin, chamber of commerce representatives and city council members attended the delivery ceremony. At the ceremony, Mersin Metropolitan Mayor Vahap Seçer, who carried out the first test drive of Menarinibus Citymoods, which were delivered with the representative key, stated that the vehicles delivered by Karsan will be predominantly driven by female drivers.
Domestic manufacturer Karsan continues to be the choice of green cities with its modern public transportation solutions. Karsan has recently delivered 30 CNG fueled Menarinibus Citymoods to Mersin Metropolitan Municipality. Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Seçer, Karsan Commercial Affairs Deputy General Manager Muzaffer Arpacıoğlu, Karsan Sales Manager Adem Ali Metin, chamber of commerce representatives and city council members attended the delivery ceremony. At the ceremony, Mayor Vahap Seçer, who carried out the first test drive of Menarinibus Citymoods, which were delivered with the representative key, stated that the vehicles delivered by Karsan will be predominantly driven by female drivers. Karsan won the tender for 73 vehicles opened by Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Transportation Department in the past months to ease urban transportation and use more environmentally friendly buses. It aims to deliver the Menarinibus Citymood of .
Speaking at the ceremony, Karsan Deputy General Manager of Commercial Affairs Muzaffer Arpacıoğlu said, “It is very exciting for us to bring together Mersin, one of the most beautiful cities of the Mediterranean coastline, with environmentally friendly vehicles. Shortly after winning the tender, our 12 and 18 meter CNG-powered Menarinibus Citymood buses, which we made the first deliveries of today, started to serve in harmony with the historical texture and architecture of the city. We are also pleased that our vehicles will be mostly used by female drivers, our vehicles are in safe hands. Our Menarinibus vehicles, which we believe will provide significant operational savings to the Mersin municipality with their comfort and environmentalism, as well as their stinginess in fuel, are equipped with high-tech camera and recording systems, collision sensors, especially in pandemic situations, in line with the demands of our municipality.
We equipped it with high-capacity driver and passenger air conditioners with fresh air inlet, the need of which became more evident in the period. Before long, we want to bring the remaining 57 vehicles together with the people of Mersin in the same way. On the other hand, we will carry out all the cleaning, maintenance and repair works of the 87 Menarinibus Citymoods we will deliver, as well as the full operation service with the same meticulousness. As Karsan, we will continue our work without slowing down to offer modern public transportation vehicles to every point of Turkey and to provide on-site operation services with our professional team.”
Environmentally friendly Menarinibus Citymoods also reduce operational costs
The 12-meter natural gas Menarinibus Citymood offers low fuel consumption and low operating costs; With its full low-floor structure, independent front suspension and superior comfort, it transforms the journeys in urban transportation into pleasure,
It offers comfortable operations to its users with its digital screen, wide viewing angle and automatic transmission. Menarinibus Citymood's FPT CURSOR 6 CNG engine, which has a cylinder volume of 7,8 liters in compliance with environmentally friendly Euro 8 norms, offers its users 243 kW of power and a maximum torque of 1.300 Nm. Bringing a different dimension to urban transportation with its 36 fixed seats and a high passenger capacity of 137 people, the 18-meter-long Menarinibus Citymood, on the other hand, expands the comfort area and offers maximum capacity.
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