List of electric bus makers explained

See also: Coachbuilder.

List of electric bus makers lists makers of battery-powered all-electric buses. Makers of trolleybuses are listed separately at List of trolleybus manufacturers.

Current

• ABB TOSA Flash Mobility, Clean City, Smart Bus, Geneva, Switzerland, A mass transport system with electric "flash" partial recharging of the buses at selected bus stops.^[1]
• Alexander Dennis Enviro500EV three axle double-decker with Proterra drivetrain^[2]
• APS Systems, Oxnard, CA, shuttle buses in partnership with Enova Systems^[3] and Saft^[4]
• Astonbus,^[5] Marina del Rey, CA: E-city midi and full-size models, with a range between 250 and 500 km. Astonbus is the Zonda Electric bus sole distributor in all EU states.
• Avass,^[6] Full electric city buses and touring coaches, manufactured in Australia.
• Belkommunmash, in Minsk, Belarus. Models E420 "Vitovt Electro" and Е433 "Vitovt Max Electro".^[7]
• Bolloré, in Brittany, France : Bluebus SE available as a standard 12-metre bus or an 18-metre articulated bus, and the 6-metre Bluebus 22.^[8]
• BredaMenarinibus^[9] in Bologna, Italy. Zeus M-200 E model, with Ansaldo Electric Drive motor and 288V – 200 Ah lithium-ion batteries.
• BONLUCK electric bus designed and manufactured by Jiangxi Kama Business Bus Co., Ltd.
• BYD manufactures a wide range of electric buses, ranging from the 30-foot K7M to the 60-foot K11M. In addition, they manufacture coaches and double-decker electric buses.
  • The K9 is their flagship transit bus (with K9 and K10 chassis/powertrain also used by other bus makers e.g. Alexander Dennis as a basis for localised EV transit buses), and the C9 is their flagship coach bus.
• Chariot Motors^[10] * is a developer of ultracapacitor-based electric buses and battery e-buses for Bulgaria and Israel.
• City Smile electric bus designed and manufactured by AMZ-Kutno in Poland.
• Complete Coach Works remanufactured electric bus in Riverside, CA USA.
• Custom Denning^[11] in Sydney, Australia. Design and production of Element fully low-floor battery-electric or fuel cell citybus.^[12]
• Ebus,^[13] in Downey, California, minibuses: 22feet buses.
• Ebusco.^[14] Currently producing the 2.2 version in various styles and 3.0 lightweight bus is under development
• Eurabus (Euracom Group Ltd.): Eurabus 2.0 (12-meter bus/18-meter articulated bus)
• Ekova,^[15] in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Design and production of electric low-floor buses, trams and trolleybuses.
• Electron in Lviv, Ukraine. Electrobus Е19101.^[16]
• Environmental Performance Vehicles(EPV), previously known as DesignLine, in New Zealand: Tindo solar-electric bus prototype, EcoSmart electric bus, EcoSaver range extender bus.
• Gépébus, France: Oréos 55E midibus in the 1990s and 2000s, Oréos 4X midibus launched in 2010.
• GreenPower Motor Company manufactures several high-floor and low-floor battery-powered bus models.
• Gillig manufactures a battery-electric version of their Low Floor Plus model, and a trolleybus version of their BRTPlus model.
• Heuliez, in France: 12-metre standard GX 337 Elec bus, 18-metre articulated GX 437 Elec bus
• Hyundai Motor Company manufactures 11-meter standard and 13-meter Double-decker bus derivatives of the electric Low-floor bus model, ElecCity.
• Irizar e-mobility, in Aduna, Gipuzkoa, Spain: Comprehensive turnkey electromobility solutions for cities. Manufacturer of the ie bus, ie tram and the ie truck
• Iveco, in Turin, Italy: EuroPolis model.
• Jiangsu Alfa Bus company,^[17] Jiangsu, China, delivered in Italy by Rama Company.
• KAMAZ, Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia: KAMAZ-6282 model production launched in 2018.
• Karsan, a Turkish commercial vehicles manufacturer, produces and sells Peugeot and Hyundai.
• Kayoola Solar Electric Bus by Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) in Uganda.^[18]
• Kleanbus Limited, retrofits, UK.^[19]
• LiAZ, Likino-Dulyovo, Russia: LiAZ-6274 model production launched in 2018.
• Linkker, Finland. Design and production of battery-electric buses that use opportunity charging (3-5min fast charging). Highest energy efficiency in the market. Initial development together with VTT Technical Research Nrch Centre of Finland.^[20]
• Marcopolo Attivi, low-floor electric battery-powered bus, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
• Mercedes-Benz Citaro, battery-powered articulated bus in Aachen, Germany
• Mellor Coachcraft, low-floor electric mini bus based on a Fiat chassis
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is developing electric buses that are capable of battery swapping.
• Mobil Anak Bangsa (MAB) produces plug-in electric buses at Demak, Indonesia. First bus delivered to Paiton Energy.^[21]
• New Flyer currently offers battery-electric buses in 35, 40, and 60 foot configurations, and trolleybuses in 40 and 60 foot configurations.^[22]
• Nova Bus, in Québec, Canada, produces an electric version of its LF Series
  • Olectra Greentech in India Optare: Solo EV, Versa EV.
• Otokar in Turkey^[23]
• Proterra^[24] in Greenville, SC: Proterra manufactures 35 and 40 foot (11 and 12 metre) versions of the ZX5. Previously, they manufactured the Catalyst model.
• PVI, near Paris, France : Oreos 2X, Oreos 4X distributed under the brand Gepebus^[25]
• Scania, near Stockholm, Sweden. Scania Citywide BEV^[26]
• Škoda Electric, Czech Republic - electrical equipment only with Temsa and other bus builders as subcontractors for bodies and chassis
• Smith Electric Vehicles, Kansas City, Missouri, Speedster and Edison^[27] electric minibuses.^{[28] [29]}
• Solaris Urbinos 8.9, 12 and 18 meters^[30] with about 100 km (60 miles) range and about 120 kWh battery pack, introduced in September 2011. Optional pantograph inductive.
• SOR EBNs SOR EBN and NS electric busses^[31] A modern, low-floor electric bus designed for clean passenger transit in urban environments.^[32] A modern all-low-floor electric bus
• Specialty Vehicle Manufacturing Corp. (SVMC) in Downey, CA.
• Tecnobus,^[33] in Frosinone, Italy. The Gulliver model is currently used in several cities in Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain.
• Temsa in Turkey, 50% owned by Škoda Transportation developed two electric buses; one model with a high capacity battery pack^[34] and one model with quick charge capability.^[35] Also supplies bodies for Škoda Transportation.
• THACO in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Thomas Built Buses Inc.^{[36] [37]} in High Point, NC.
• Thunder Sky Energy Group^[38] of Shenzhen, China (near Hong Kong) builds lithium-ion batteries and has four models of electric buses, the ten passenger EV-6700 with a range of 260km (160miles), the TS-6100EV and TS-6110EV city buses (top speed 80 km/h), and the 43 passenger Thunder-Sky-EV-2008 highway bus (top speed 100 km/h), which has a range of 300km (200miles). The batteries can be recharged in one hour or replaced in five minutes. The buses are also to be built in the United States and Finland.
• Trans-Alfa,^[39] in Vologda, Russia, as of 2024 has two models of electric buses, Sirius and Orion, former being operated in Rybinsk and ordered by Saint Petersburg while latter hasn't been put into serial production yet.
• URSUS in Lublin, Poland, produces a range of electric buses and trolleybuses under the brand of its subsidiary Ursus Bus.
• VDL Bus & Coach is marketleader of electrical buses in Europe (Sept 2017), with the largest fully electric fleet in the EU. The project of 43 SLFA-181 electrical buses in late 2016 was the biggest transition to zero emission within Europe. Currently the fleet consists of 204 articulated and 12-meter e-buses, with over 4,5 million kilometers done.^{[40] [41]}
• Vėjo projektai, based in Klaipėda, Lithuania, creates, develops and manufactures battery electric buses with the brand name "Dancer"^[42] Fully electric 12-meter Dancer buses, certified and registered in 2019, have been operating on Klaipėda's regular routes since spring 2020 with nearly 100,000 km completed by the end of the year. The e-bus Dancer, designed and manufactured within the territory of Klaipėda FEZ, also won the gold medal in the Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design category of the prestigious A’Design 2020 awards.^[43]

• VinBus from VinFast.^[44]
• Volgabus,^[45] based in Volzhsky, Russia manufactures Volgabus-5270.E0 electric bus.
• Volvo, based in Gothenburg, Sweden, manufactures battery electric buses.
• Van Hool's CX45E is based on the diesel-powered CX45, but uses a Proterra E2 drivetrain.
• Wuzhoulong, based in Shenzhen, China, manufactures a range of urban battery electric buses
• Woojin Industrial Systems : Apollo 900 (9-meter low-floor), Apollo 1100 (11-meter low-floor)
• Yinlong Energy Co., LTD, China, manufactures commercial bus and specialty EV vehicles
• Yutong, China, Largest EV bus manufacturer in the world.
• Zonda Bus, in Jiangsu, China:^[46] YCK6128HEC (12 m), YCK6118HEC (11 m) and the Zonda Bus New Energy (with a 500 km only-electric range and a battery lifespan of above 500,000 km).^[47]

See also

• List of electric truck makers
• Electric vehicle conversion

Notes and References

1. http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/f32c9ded54dc0b20c1257b7a0054972b.aspx TOSA2013 TOSA Flash Mobility, Clean City, Smart Bus
2. Web site: All-Electric Double-Deckers Coming to the U.S.. MassTransitMag.com. December 8, 2018.
3. Web site: Enova | Electric, Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell Drive Systems . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325034732/http://www.enovasystems.com/about-us.html . dead . March 25, 2012 . Enovasystems.com . July 28, 2010.
4. Web site: Saft And Aps Systems Awarded Largest Transit Contract Ever For All-Electric Buses. | North America > United States From . AllBusiness.com . July 28, 2010.
5. Web site: Astonbus . Astonbus . July 28, 2010.
6. Web site: Home – Avass. avass.com.au. May 27, 2017.
7. Web site: Electrobuses. Belkamunmash.by . July 28, 2017.
8. Web site: Deux Bluebus débarquent à Mulhouse. May 28, 2015. April 10, 2023.
9. Web site: Bredamenarinibus . Bredamenarinibus.it . July 28, 2010.
10. Web site: Electric zero emissions buses in public transport. Chariot Motors. April 10, 2023.
11. [Custom Bus]
12. Web site: Video Review: Custom Denning Element.
13. Web site: Clean. Reliable. Fuel Efficient . Ebus . July 28, 2010.
14. Web site: Ebusco® - Made to move people. Ebusco®. April 10, 2023.
15. Web site: Škoda Transportation a.s..
16. Web site: Electronmash LLC. en.eltrans.electron.ua. April 10, 2023.
17. Web site: Jiangsu Alfa Bus Co., Ltd- Transportation>>Others . Alfabus.en.china.cn . December 12, 2010.
18. Web site: Kiira Motors Corporation – Kiira Motors Corporation. kiiramotors.com. May 22, 2016.
19. Web site: badwolf . Diesel Bus Conversion Bus Fleet Electrification Bus Electric Retrofit . 2022-10-31 . Kleanbus . en-GB.
20. Web site: Welcome at Linkker. Linkker. April 10, 2023.
21. Web site: Produksi Perdana Bus Listrik MAB Diserahkan ke Paiton Energy. 2019-11-02. otomotif.tempo.co. id. 2020-05-26.
22. Web site: Welcome to New Flyer! . July 22, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150724044712/http://www.newflyer.com/index/electricbus . July 24, 2015 . dead .
23. Web site: Otokar's first electric bus is ready to roll in 2020. 2019-06-20. electrive.com. en-US. 2020-01-24.
24. Web site: Proterra – Cost effective solutions for clean transportation . Proterra.com . April 4, 2013.
25. http://www.pvi.fr?lang=en PVI's official website
26. Web site: Scania Citywide BEV . www.scania.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200927010954/https://www.scania.com/group/en/home/products-and-services/buses-and-coaches/citywide-bev.html . 2020-09-27.
27. Web site: Smith Electric Vehicles . Smithelectricvehicles.com . July 28, 2010.
28. Web site: Smith Electric Vehicles Launches Electric Minibus and Boom Lift at CV Operator Show . Green Car Congress . April 16, 2010 . July 28, 2010.
29. Web site: Smith Electric Vehicles - General Enquiries. April 19, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080419052850/http://hosted.emcsrv.com/tanfield/submit.php?target=smith . April 10, 2023. April 19, 2008 .
30. Web site: Solaris Urbino 8,9 LE electric – SamochodyElektryczne.org. samochodyelektryczne.org. April 10, 2023.
31. Web site: SSOR EBN 8 / EBN 9,5 / EBN 11 electric.
32. Web site: SSOR NS12 Electric. April 10, 2023.
33. Web site: Prodotti – Tecnobus – Autobus e minibus per il trasporto pubblico . Tecnobus.it . May 1, 2006 . July 28, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100715173854/http://www.tecnobus.it/home/it/prodotti.html . July 15, 2010 . dead .
34. Web site: Temsa MD9 electriCITY . temsa.com . December 18, 2016.
35. Web site: Temsa Avenue EV . temsa.com . December 18, 2016.
36. Web site: Welcome Thomas Built Buses . Thomasbus.com . June 18, 2010 . July 28, 2010.
37. Web site: Home . Carolina Thomas . July 28, 2010.
38. Web site: Thunder Sky website . Thunder-sky.com . December 12, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150508090522/http://www.thunder-sky.com/ . May 8, 2015 .
39. Web site: ru. Стало известно, какие электробусы закупят для Петербурга. fontanka.ru. 2024-01-11. 2024-02-20.
40. Web site: VDL Bus & Coach – 43 VDL Citeas SLFA Electric in scheduled service in Eindhoven region . March 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161210020352/http://www.vdlbuscoach.com/News/News-Library/2016/43-VDL-Citea%E2%80%99s-SLFA-Electric-in-dienstregeling-reg.aspx . December 10, 2016 . dead .
41. Web site: Archive. www.vdlbuscoach.com. April 10, 2023.
42. https://dancerbus.com/ Dancer Bus website
43. Web site: Dancer Bus awarded with a Golden A' Design Award 2019 - 2020. May 7, 2020. Sustainable Bus. April 10, 2023.
44. https://vingroup.net/en/news/detail/2266/vinbus-va-advantech-hop-tac-chien-luoc-phat-trien-he-thong-thong-minh-cho-xe-buyt-dien VINBUS AND ADVANTECH IN STRATEGIC COOPERATION TO DEVELOP SMART SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC BUSES
45. Web site: ru. В Краснодаре впервые запустили электробусы «Volgabus». newkuban.ru. 2024-02-16. 2024-02-20.
46. Web site: 中大客车 ZondaBus . Zondabus.com . July 28, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100323080657/http://www.zondabus.com/ . March 23, 2010 .
47. Web site: Leaders of Yancheng Political Consultative Conference investigated Zonda New Energy Bus . ZondaBus . February 24, 2010 . July 28, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306235348/http://www.zondabus.com/En/NewsView.Asp?ID=265 . March 6, 2012 .