Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, a member of ICLEI Network, has partnered with its subsidiary company BELKA A.Ş. to transform 2005 model old diesel buses that have completed their economic life cycle into 100% electric buses. The Project aims to accelerate the process of transitioning to the circular economy through environment-friendly vehicle solutions in public transportation working on electricity instead of fuel. Buses are the world’s first converted 100% electric vehicles that have been put into mass production.

Due to population growth and the need of energy intensity, fossil fuel dependency has been increased in Turkey over the last ten years. Energy sector is responsible about 72% of GHS emissions in the country and the transportation is solely responsible from %21 of the total emissions as of 2019.

Use of trolleybuses and converting 2005 model-completed-10-year life-cycle-old diesel and CNG fueled buses into electric buses. The trial of the first converted EV has been successfully completed over the 5 months and mass production has begun for the rest of the 22 buses to be delivered by the end of 2022. It is aimed to bring zero-emission, silent and comfortable public transportation service to people of Ankara.

·     Eco-friendly, clean energy transportation

·     Mitigation of CO2 emissions; 400 km range with 4 hours charging

·     15 years of extended life cycle

·     25% less energy consumption

·     Three times cheaper than purchasing brand-new 100% EV bus,

·     23 buses of first batch will delivered by the end of 2022,

·     Patented innovation,

·     Finalist in UK Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) Program