Geneva public transportation (TPG) is donating almost 200 internal combustion buses to Société des transports de Tunis (Transtu), which will move them to the other side of the Mediterranean. The donation is part of TPG’s plan to fully electrify its vehicles by 2030. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The donation contract was signed on Wednesday by the two companies at TPG headquarters, the autonomous public transport operator announced. The thermal buses operated by the Geneva-based operator, which will be replaced by electric buses, will be donated to Transtu over a four-year period starting in January. The Tunisian operator will be responsible for their transport. TPG points out that upgrading the vehicles will extend their lifespan and encourage the development of public transport. This donation will offset the obsolescence of the Transtu fleet and the immobilisation of some of the vehicles due to a lack of spare parts. These problems explain why the ...
