Since the end of 2023, Chinese electric buses have been rolling in public transport in Gävleborg, which could be a security risk as there is uncertainty as to whether the manufacturers collect and disseminate sensitive information or not.
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Region Stockholm’s public transport company SL had time to put ten Chinese-made electric buses into service in 2019 before the procurement rules were recently tightened so much that it is now no longer possible.
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The background to the decision is information about forced labor and risks of human rights violations in connection with bus and battery manufacturing in China, which appeared in a report that SL commissioned together with Västtrafiken, Skånetrafiken and Lokaltrafiken in Luleå.
– Buses and batteries manufactured in China do not meet the requirements for social sustainability and human rights that we and other public transport authorities have started to set, says Claes Keisu.
Hear Claes Keisu in the clip above about how SL views the safety aspect of buses from China.