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Electric mini-bus begins Cardiff City Centre trials
publication date: May 14, 2010
An electrically powered people carrier will provide
easy, direct, environmentally-friendly access into the heart of Cardiff
city centre during a three month trial.
The new mini-bus will be free to use and is aimed primarily at
wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility. It will replace the
free ‘b’; a pilot scheme that began last October and will come to an end
within a month and which was not as popular as expected. |  | The Free ‘b’ service was introduced to coincide with the
opening of St David’s 2 last autumn, with the aim of providing support
to the new ‘bus box’ system in the city but the new service will use
pedestrianised areas and connect with more locations than the free ‘b’.
The new vehicle is a seven seat Peugeot Expert Eurobus. It has a range
of 100 miles per charge and includes wheelchair access. The pilot scheme
will start soon and run for three months and another vehicle may also
be trialled during this time. | | | |
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