"More than 1,300 Solaris battery-equipped buses delivered between 2013 and 2019 are now part of an ageing European e-bus fleet. These vehicles are at the centre of a battery retrofit offer launched by Solaris in December 2025, focusing on earlier-generation electric buses currently in operation across multiple European cities."
"According to the data presented, Solaris has delivered 1,325 battery-equipped vehicles between 2013 and 2019, representing 22 per cent of its total fleet with batteries, while 4,822 units were delivered between 2020 and 2025, accounting for 78 per cent. The earlier group includes vehicles that have exceeded seven years of operation."
"The retrofit programme is framed within the expansion of the European electric bus market, as annual registrations of electric city buses (excluding UK and Ireland) increased from 43 units in 2018 to 5,378 units in 2024. The figure concerning the electric bus market in Europe for 2025, UK included, is of over 11,600 units."
Solaris Bus & Coach introduced a battery retrofit programme targeting early-generation electric buses currently operating across European cities. The initiative addresses approximately 170 vehicles, with Berlin's BVG leading the effort by retrofitting 105 e-buses. Between 2013 and 2019, Solaris delivered 1,325 battery-equipped vehicles representing 22 percent of its total battery fleet, while 4,822 units delivered between 2020 and 2025 account for 78 percent. The retrofit programme responds to the expanding European electric bus market, where annual registrations increased from 43 units in 2018 to 5,378 units in 2024. The programme focuses on replacing or modernising energy storage systems in vehicles that have exceeded seven years of operation, reflecting technological advances in battery technology.
#electric-bus-retrofit #battery-modernisation #european-e-bus-market #vehicle-fleet-renewal #solaris-bus--coach
Read at Sustainable Bus
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]