Engineer/ Mohamed Ahmed Morsi, Minister of State for Military Production, Major General/ Mahmoud Shaarawy, Minister of Local Development, and Major General/ Mohamed Al Sharif, Governor of Alexandria witnessed the signing of a joint agreement contract between the two ministries and the Public Authority for Passenger Transport in Alexandria to purchase (40) locally-made electric buses with international specifications and quality. General of the Ministry of Military Production.
Engineer/ Mohamed Ahmed Morsi, Minister of State for Military Production, explained that the Ministry of Military Production, through the armored production and repair factory (the Military Factory 200), is cooperating with the Transportation Industry Company “MCV” to produce the first fully electric bus manufactured in Egypt, which will be used for the transportation of the guests of the Conference of Countries Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change "COP27", which Egypt will host in Sharm El-Sheikh next November.
The Minister of State for Military Production referred to the advantages of these electric buses, which are characterized by a modern design and comfortable seats, and the proportion of the local component is about 60%, and the maximum speed of the electric bus is 70 km/h and its operating distance is from 300 to 350 km on a single charge. Air conditioning, Wi-Fi and USB, and the design and implementation of the structure entirely Egyptian and made of steel treated against rust, and contributes to reducing carbon emissions, noise and heat, stressing that the ministry has made great strides in recent years in the field of producing electric buses, in cooperation with the private sector to localize this industry. vitality within subsidiaries.
