Dutch electric bus manufacturer
Ebusco is a Dutch manufacturer of electric buses and accompanying charging infrastructure.
History
Ebusco was founded in 2012 in Helmond. Here the workshop for two vehicles and the office were located in two different neighborhoods about 3 kilometers apart. This was the reason for moving to Deurne in September 2018, where the company has acquired a production hall of more than 7,000 m2 and sufficient office space.
Since October 22, 2021, Ebusco has been listed on the Euronext in Amsterdam. Major shareholder is founder Bijvelds, after the IPO in October 2021 he held 35.4% of the shares and ING Group is number two with an equity interest of 21%.[3]
In 2024 the company failed to deliver 59 busses to Qbuzz on the agreed upon delivery date. Spare parts for buses already in service could also not be delivered, causing 10% of Qbuzz buses to be out of service. Qbuzz demanded a previously agreed compensation for the late delivery to be paid out. After Ebusco failed to pay out, Qbuzz seized 1.2 million Euro of Ebusco's bank accounts, causing Ebusco to be unable to pay out salaries.[4] In October 2024 Ebusco announced cutbacks in an attempt to avoid bankruptcy, having 33 million outstanding with creditors.[5]
Models
Ebusco 1.0 was produced in 2012. The buses were used for test drives in various European cities.
Ebusco 2.0 is a 12 m long low-floor bus. It was presented to the public for the first time at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2014 in Hanover and has a battery with an energy content of 242 kWh.
Ebusco 2.1 is also a 12 m long bus. The first vehicle was delivered in April 2017. Its battery has an energy content of 311 kWh.
Ebusco 2.2 has been available since 2018 and is produced in three different variants: as LF (Low Floor) with three doors, LE (Low Entry) with two doors both 12 m (39.4 ft) long
and an articulated type 18 m (59.1 ft) long.
Ebusco 3.0 was presented at Busworld 2019, should be 33% lighter than its predecessor Ebusco 2.2 and drive up to 500 kilometres on battery charge. The Ebusco 3.0 is the first model to be built entirely in the Netherlands.
Awards
- Automotive Innovation Award 2021
- JEC Composites Innovation Award: Automotive & Road Transportation Structural 2021
- Automotive Brand Contest (ABC) – German Design Council 2020
- Top 250 Scale ups – Erasmus 2020
- Busworld Innovation Label – Busworld 2019
- Busworld Ecology Label – Busworld 2015
- Busworld Ecology Label – Busworld 2013
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