VOLVO BZL ELECTRIC E-BUS CHASSIS RANGE LAUNCHED
Volvo BZL Electric is the name of the new battery-electric bus chassis range launched by the Swedish manufacturer and focused on Australian, Mexican and British markets. With this new launch, Volvo is now able to offer a battery-electric bus chassis to the UK, therefore debuting as a new player in a growing market.
Volvo BZL Electric is the name of the new battery-electric bus chassis range launched by the Swedish manufacturer and focused on Australian, Mexican and British markets. With this new launch, Volvo is now able to offer a battery-electric bus chassis to the UK, therefore debuting as a new player in a growing market (London has committed to introduce only zero emission city buses from now on, to mention just one example) where the joint venture between Chinese BYD and local manufacturer Alexander Dennis Limited has so far got the lion’s share.
They are to be launched on market later this year, it has been said during the presentation.
Volvo BZL Electric Chassis Range Launched
The range is made of a 12-meter single deck e-bus chassis and a 10.5-meter double decker chassis (the latter is named Volvo BZL DD Electric). The two versions will be both powered with a 200 kW central electric motor, with the possibility of equipping the single deck with two e-motors and then reaching 400 kW. The vehicle can be charged via pantograph thanks to OppCharge standards at a maximum power of 300 kW. Battery capacity can reach 470 kWh.
