More Passenger
Capacity for
Electric Buses
AVL presents a new approach for integrating the battery
system into city buses. The innovative solution offers new
packaging solutions without decreasing battery capacity
and offers many advantages.
CO2 Reduction Becomes Core Challenge
Since commercial vehicles play an important role in CODž
emissions, the EU Parliament and its Member States Ministers
decided in May 2024 that CODž emissions of heavy-duty vehicles
mYst Fe redYced Fy in comTared witL . *or
city FYses, oJ newly registered veLicles sLall Lave ^ero
emissions in . 3)1s will Lave to Tay Leavy fines iJ tLe ƽeet
consumption of their sold vehicles fails to meet requirements.
*or e\amTle, iJ a manYJactYrer witL a marOet sLare oJ
(approximately 50,000 vehicles) misses its target by just 1
gram, tLey coYld Fe Jaced witL a fine oJ over ƝŻ million.
R&D Project by AVL to Tackle Challenge for Bus Sector
Battery electric trucks and buses will be key in complying
with CODž emissions regulation. This is why AVL started an
internal R&D project investigating one of the most challenging
demands integrating tLe Fattery system into tLe low ƽoor
of city buses. The current trend is to mount the batteries on
the roof of the bus. This is an easy solution, but there are
some disadvantages: The primary disadvantage is a heavier,
more complex and robust roof structure, resulting in a lower
passenger capacity for the bus. Roof mounting is also not ideal
in terms of higher center of gravity of the vehicles, which results
in poorer handling and tilting performance.
Integrating the Battery System into the Low Floor
City buses need the battery capacity for the daily driving range
as well as for heating and cooling the passenger compartment.
As doors are being opened frequently, both air conditioning in
“Our advanced batery
systems enhance capacity
and safety, transforming
complexity into security
and innovation into
industry-leading
standards.”
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