Iveco Bus will supply 32 electric articulated buses to De Lijn

In order to have a fully zero-emission fleet on the road by 2035, the Flemish transport company De Lijn has ordered 32 articulated electric buses from Iveco Bus: the E-Way e-buses will be delivered from 2025-2026.

This is a follow-up order to an existing framework agreement worth around €24 million. De Lijn previously ordered 109 similar articulated electric buses from Iveco. The e-buses are equipped with all the latest safety features, such as camera mirrors, collision avoidance, blind spot sensors and detection systems for cyclists and pedestrians.

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Iveco Bus has announced that it has signed a framework agreement with De Lijn, a government-owned public transport group in Flanders, for the sale of a first batch of 65 E-Way full electric city buses and “additional batches up to a total of 500 vehicles”, as the manufacturer puts it. In…

“With this order, De Lijn continues its greening program. The Flemish Government fully supports the further sustainability of public transport with additional investments. We are even putting a real turbo on that this administration period, with an additional investment of 400 million euros for the rejuvenation and greening of the bus and streetcar fleet and associated infrastructure. Through this intensive renewal of the fleet, we are not only making De Lijn more attractive for passengers, but also for bus drivers”, said Annick De Ridder, Minister of Mobility, Public Works, Ports and Sport.

“Completely emission-free public transport by 2035 is a firm objective that we are fully committed to. Together with our partners, that means greening 3,600 buses at about 140 staging areas. This is only possible through good cooperation with the various authorities. In addition to the necessary funding from the Flemish government, we depend on timely approval of the electrification works at the depots so that our e-buses can be charged there”, added Ann Schoubs, director general of De Lijn.

“Iveco is very pleased to be part of this green plan,” says Paul Mechele, General Manager of Iveco Bus. “Our company has invested significantly in sustainability, including by firmly anchoring our production process in Europe. We are proud that 99.7% of the parts needed to build a bus are of European origin and that over the past year we have taken important steps to achieve this goal. significantly reduce the ecological footprint of the bus construction process“, said Paul Mechele, General Manager of Iveco Bus.