Iveco to deliver 250 electric buses to Germany
Specifically, the manufacturer will deliver 200 Crossway LE Elec buses and 50 articulated E-Way buses. It is not clear which variants will be delivered. For example, Iveco offers the Crossway LE Elec in a 12-meter length as a city bus (Class 1 certification) or in a 13-meter length as a Class 2 certified bus for intercity travel. The latter is available with 416 and 485 kWh battery capacity.
The framework agreement for the supply of the buses covers a period of five years. Iveco estimates the total value of the purchase agreement “at up to 235 million euros.” The manufacturer emphasises that this is the “largest electric bus tender ever won by Iveco Bus in the German market.”
“Our winning proposal of products and services have allowed us to expand our market reach with unprecedented success,” says Domenico Nucera, President, Bus Business Unit, Iveco Group. “This latest tender cements 2024 as an absolute record year for IVECO BUS, demonstrating our ability to fully meet the diverse requirements of our customers and provide the most efficient and customisable solutions for their unique missions.”
It is not clear when the electric buses will be delivered or where they will go into operation. The German BusGruppe is a purchasing group consisting of Verkehrsbetriebe Bachstein, CeBus, KVG Stade, Omnibusbetrieb von Ahrentschildt, Pülm Reisen and Reisebüro Schmidt.
All companies are based in the German state of Lower Saxony. The Verkehrsbetriebe Bachstein operates in Celle near Hanover, as does the public transport operator CeBus. KVG Stade is based in Stade. It offers public transport in the northern part of Lower Saxony.
“By awarding the contract to Iveco Bus, the BusGruppe and the other partners involved in the tender see themselves on a good path into the future,” says Jan Behrendt, Managing Director of Verkehrsbetriebe Bachstein. “The continuous modernisation of the fleet and now also the entry into electromobility put us in a position to continue to develop in a mobility market characterised by increasing competition.”
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