Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) has placed another order for articulated electric Solaris buses under an existing framework agreement, the Polish manufacturer announces. Following the delivery of the first batch of 50 Solaris Urbino 18 electric buses, the Berlin public transport operator has now ordered an additional 270 vehicles of the same length.

BVG new contract with Solaris

This expands the order placed in December 2023, which included the first 50 articulated Solaris buses. The framework agreement “provides for a flexible and demand-oriented maximum quantity  of up to 700 electric articulated buses over a period of 8 years”, Solaris states.

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The buses will be equipped Solaris High Energy batteries. Charging will be possible both via a standard plug-in socket and a pantograph, in line with BVG charging philosophy aiming at adopting technologies which can be adapted when autonomous driving will be in place, as explained by BVG’s Head of Technology and Innovation Daniel Hesse in an interview with Sustainable Bus held in May 2025.

“Fleet electrification and infrastructure modernization are key challenges faced by public transport operators across Europe today. BVG is tackling them in an exemplary way, consistently investing in the best zero-emission solutions available on the market. Being awarded another – and record-breaking – order by BVG is a strong sign of our successful and long-standing partnership,” said Christian Goll, Managing Director of Solaris Deutschland GmbH.

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