The technical manager Claudio Roberto Nielson in his presentation at the Latam Mobility Summit Colombia, explained what are the technological advances of the company Busscar.
It has been in the coffee country since 2008 in Pereira specifically. The company registers 1,596 gas buses produced, a number that would place them in the top positions as the largest gas producers in Latin America.
Busscar focuses on the upper part of the bus while the chassis is obtained from recognized suppliers. It also has a line of double-decker buses and small articulated and bi-articulated buses.
Nielson explained that people’s perception of gas vehicles is that they tend to explode; however, although there is evidence that accidents with this type of car can occur, it usually goes through facilities without technical criteria.
To solve this problem, Nielson specified that two conditions must be met, consisting of a duly prepared project and an adequate gas installation in vehicles with authorized personnel.
Greater safety
Nielson indicated that despite the fact that gas vehicles have risks due to a strong blow or accident, Busscar has a security system that redirects the natural resource used in an emergency through a valve that adjusts to the position of the tank thus avoiding explosions.
“We already have an experience. We are not perfect and we have been learning over the years. We have 10 years of experience in vehicular gas,” he said.
Likewise, the body structure is part of 27% of a 12-meter-high electric cargo vehicle. That 27% is divided between chairs, windows, glass, doors, panel and floor. In the process of assembling the upper part of the body structure, Busscar decided to eliminate 100% of the welds and thus prevent residual sparks from damaging the base of the structure.
Training of personnel
Nielson pointed out that the company trains its entire staff to avoid risks in the construction process since they handle high-voltage systems from vehicle chassis that can reach up to 750 volts.
The manager concluded that Busscar is adapting to each new technology that is emerging in electric and gas vehicles and that this ability to adapt is what has allowed them to be one of the biggest leaders in the market.
It should be noted that Busscar is also expanding in countries such as Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Suriname, Bolivia and soon in Cuba.
