At the forefront is MAN with the BEV version of the Lion’s City LE and a Neoplan Tourliner equipped with the ADAS technologies required by the GSR2 regulations that will come into force in July. The brand has been sharing some more information about the eCoach set for launch in 2025: it’ll be featuring high-power charging for up to 375 kW (more details will come in an interview with MAN’s Head of Bus Barbaros Oktay that we’ll be publishing in the coming weeks).
Omnicar launching BEV range with Chinese Wisdom
Omnicar, a 25-years old German company active so far in the bodyworks on Sprinter and Daily minibuses, has launched its first vehicles with own logo unveiling the W-Smile S6 and W-Smile S7 at Bus2Bus. Its electric minibus range targets the German and French markets, aiming to meet the rising demand for sustainable urban transport solutions. All batteries (up to 114 kWh on the 6-meter, 127 kWh on the 7-meter) are placed on the rear. Supplier? CATL. Driveline is provided by Dana for 135 and 150 kW respectively.
Iveco, Daimler, Altas and MCV
Then Iveco Bus, with the full-electric pairing of Crossway LE Elec and Streetway Elec. Daimler Buses exhibited (again) a 12-metre eCitaro fuel cell.
Altas fielded the Novus City V7 developed with Zhongtong, Arthur Bus offered test drives in the outdoor area of the hydrogen-powered urban bus already seen at Busworld. Also outside was an Ebusco 3.0.
At a German trade fair such as Bus2Bus, the German division of MCV could not miss out, with the C127 EV in two layouts: a maximum passenger seating layout with 39 city bus seats (Ster), a folding seat and a short special use area in one of the two exhibits. 37 passenger seats in intercity seating (Kiel) as well as 2 folding seats and a large special utilisation area at door 2 height in the second exhibit.
