By operating these buses, Cartagena will become the first city in Colombia to use gas solutions for urban transport and this will significantly reduce the emissions that the city’s current fleet is producing.

Various companies have been chosen to operate the new BRT, including Sotramac and Transambiental.

Sotramac will take delivery of 58 18-meter articulated gas buses, equipped with 320 hp engines and a capacity for 160 passengers. Transambiental will receive 89 12-meter standard gas buses equipped with 280 hp engines.

All the buses will utilize the Scania Fleet Management system which provides real time data from the vehicles on matters such as fuel-consumption, routes, service needs and driver behavior.

Scania will be responsible for providing both operators with the buses as well as ongoing maintenance of the vehicles.

Sotromac has signed a ten-year maintenance program with Scania and Transambiental has signed a five-year agreement.

The first gas buses will begin operating on Cartagena’s BRT in the second half of 2015.