First order for Volvo electric buses with MCV chassis

Volvo Buses has received its first order for electric buses with bodies from MCV. The Luxembourg bus operator Demy Schandeler, which has already been operating ten Volvo 7900 Electric buses since the beginning of 2023, has now ordered 15 more Volvo 7900 Electric buses - for the first time with bodies from its partner MCV.

The 15 new electric buses, which are to be delivered in spring 2025, are twelve meters long and have a 470 kWh battery. Although the vehicles are officially called Volvo 7900 Electric, they only use the Swedish company’s drive technology. The 470 kWh is the largest possible battery version, “which should enable flexible and efficient operation”.

In September, Volvo Buses signed a final agreement with the Egyptian company MCV for the production of bodies for its electric city buses 7900 Electric and 7900 Electric Articulated, as well as for an intercity electric bus at a later date. The background to this is that Volvo Buses has decided to no longer manufacture entire buses by itself in Europe.

Volvo Buses will continue to be the contact for customers when it comes to spare parts and services for buses built in cooperation with MCV. According to the Swedes, all the conditions are now in place to “meet the high demands of our European customers” in the partnership with MCV.

“We are of course very pleased that we can already take the first order of our Volvo 7900 Electric, built in partnership with MCV. It shows the confidence that our customer has in our brand and organization and that we will continue to be a strong player in the European market, offering a wide range of buses in the premium segment for public transport,” says Dan Pettersson, Senior Vice President at Volvo Buses.

“Included in our total fleet of around 400 urban buses, coaches and electric buses as well as 160 mini-buses, Volvo has become one of our pillars in the transition to electromobility,” says Laurent Schandeler, CEO of Demy Schandeler. “Having successfully driven 800,000 kilometers in eleven months with the 10 Volvo 7900 Electric buses has strengthened confidence in the product.”

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