Ministry’s Green Gamble Backfires: Tourists Snub Electric Buses Over Sky-High Fares

Since the beginning of the long May weekend, the Tatra National Park has introduced an innovative solution for tourists heading to the area of Morskie Oko. Electric buses have appeared on this picturesque route – an initiative that was created in response to many years of appeals from ecologists and animal rights activists. However, it is not cheap, because prices reach PLN 100.

Ministry’s Green Gamble Backfires: Tourists Snub Electric Buses Over Sky-High Fares

More than 3 million PLN was poured into four 19-seat electric minibuses meant to ferry tourists from Zakopane to the trailhead for Morskie Oko. Meant to—because although the vehicles are already in service, hardly anyone is buying a ticket. The likely culprit? A one-way fare of 100 PLN, over six times the price of a […] The post Ministry’s Green Gamble Backfires: Tourists Snub Electric Buses Over Sky-High Fares appeared first on PolandDaily24.co…

The first electric bus running on the route from Zakopane to Morskie Oko started on Thursday. There were no takers for the ride. They showed up when a second identical vehicle headed towards the Tatra lake, but starting from Palenica Białczańska. The price of a ride in an "electric" bus is, depending on the starting point, from PLN 60 to PLN 100 one way.