MAN gears up for electric bus production

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Full production of the Lion’s City E will start in 2020 says the manufacturer. MAN

POLAND Preparations for fully electric vehicle manufacturing are moving ahead at MAN’s plant in Starachowice, Poland. Around €27.4m is being invested in the facility where full productuion of the Lion’s City E will start in 2020.

The operating company, MAN Bus Sp. Z o.o. received approval in August 2018 to expand its activities to include manufacturing complete electric buses within the Starachowice Special Economic Zone, and completion is planned for the end of 2021.

In the past year 1,724 vehicles have rolled off the production line at the factory.