FPT Industrial and Microvast under the hood of the new IVECO bus electric crossway

By OEM Update Editorial April 11, 2022 1:53 pm IST

Low Entry city and intercity bus produced by IVECO BUS, also a brand of Iveco Group and one of the leading manufacturers of buses and coaches.

FPT Industrial, one of the global power train brands of Iveco Group, with its partner Microvast Holdings, Inc., one of the leading global providers of next-generation battery technologies for commercial and specialty vehicles, will provide the complete battery system for the new Crossway

The contract award was achieved based on the 2019 agreement that encompasses an industrial and commercial cooperation between Microvast and FPT Industrial; with the latter leading the development of mechanical and thermal integration and industrialisation of high-voltage battery packs for commercial vehicles. For the IVECO BUS Crossway Low Entry (LE) Electric, Microvast designed and FPT Industrial industrialised, validated, and certified a high energy density battery pack that ranges from 400 to 466 kWh, depending on operative mission requirements. This new generation battery pack will set an industry standard in terms of energy density and charging capacity and will provide the Crossway LE Electric with up to ten years of battery life.

Sylvain Blaise, President, Powertrain Business Unit of Iveco Group. “This collaboration with Microvast underlines our commitment to become a multi-power technological leader and provides us with competitive advantages in the market.”

“Our new generation battery pack design with high energy cells sets a new benchmark for energy density at pack level,” said Sascha Kelterborn, Chief Revenue Officer, Microvast Holdings, Inc. “Microvast closely collaborates with partners in the commercial vehicle industry and is dedicated to propelling the electrification of commercial vehicles with market-leading battery technologies. Our successful cooperation with FPT Industrial clearly shows that we are on the right track.”

Source:- Microvast.com