Eberspächer Zeliox will be jointly headquartered in Esslingen, Germany, and Geldrop, Netherlands, reflecting the locations of its parent companies. The venture will launch its products in Europe in mid-2025, with plans to expand distribution across North America and other markets by the end of 2026.

For the commercial vehicle sector, this partnership expands fuel supply options, with the potential to accelerate the adoption of hydrogen power in commercial vehicles in Germany.

Production is scheduled to begin in 2026, with a focus on serving OEMs across Europe, North America and Asia.

This site has an annual capacity of 20,000 HVAC systems per year and was purpose-built to service the increasing demands for HVAC systems in electric buses and coaches.

Designed to warm the passenger compartment and driver's cab, the product can also condition the vehicle battery. This preheating can noticeably extend the range and speed up the charging process in winter conditions.

Jörg Steins is now Eberspaecher's Co-CEO of the Divisions Climate Control Systems and Automotive Controls. Steins will assume joint responsibility with fellow Co-CEO, Pepijn Dinandt.

Knödler has been with the company for seven years and was in charge of the finance department before being appointed as Co-CEO in July 2022.

A new cover for bus air-conditioning (A/C) systems made using natural fibre composite technology was unveiled at Busworld last month: the ampliTex technical fabric was supplied by Swiss company, Bcomp.

At stand 629 in hall 6, the company is set to debut its new roof-mounted AC138 EVO air conditioning system which is set to go into series production in Q1 2025.

At stand 629 in hall 6, the company stated it would be “presenting primarily climate-friendly products for alternative drive types” whilst also focusing on its digital and cloud-based service offerings.

Appointed with immediate effect of Eberspächer Group, Pepijn Dinandt has served as CEO and Executive Chairman of industrial companies such as URSA, Braas Monier and Mannesmann Plastics Machinery.

The manufacturer of exhaust and thermal management products released sales figures and recapped divisional changes and product presentations from the past twelve months.