Scania electric buses to Norway

https://recommendedcasualtymysterious.com/e6fke4u78?key=bd280bc243a9761183b35ce65441fa6f Scania will supply 41 battery-electric city and suburban buses to operator Tide Buss for service in Vestfold, Norway, from summer 2026. The buses mark the manufacturer’s first electric deliveries in the country. The buses will be built on Scania’s battery-electric platform, which uses a modular system shared across its trucks and buses. Each vehicle is equipped with five battery packs providing a total of 520 kWh. Four packs are mounted on the roof, while the fifth is located at the rear. The electric motor delivers 230 kW through a two-speed gearbox, a configuration based on components that Scania has used for city and local driving in its truck portfolio for years. Scania will provide service and maintenance for the 41 buses at its Borgeskogen facility. The bodywork comes from partner Higer. The latter also manufactures the bodies of Scania Touring coaches and long-distance coaches, which are...