MAN Truck & Bus starts sales and demonstrations of 18m electric city bus
By Jim Gibbins - 1st June 2020
Germany - As part of its e-mobility roadmap, MAN Truck & Bus of Munich, has begun sales of its 18 metre electric city bus, the MAN Lion’s City 18 E. The new electric articulated bus, which can accommodate up to 120 passengers (with a permitted gross vehicle weight of 30 tonnes), is due to undergo demonstrations on the streets of Barcelona, Spain and Cologne, Germany, in the second half of 2020.
The MAN Lion’s City 18 E has two electric central motors, which are electronically synchronised and connected to the second and third axles. The fully electric driveline produces outputs of between 320kW and a maximum of 480kW with energy coming from eight lithium-ion (NMC) modular battery packs with 640kWh of installed capacity.
