EBUSCO Australia has officially released its popular 2.2 bus in Australia
Electric bus manufacturer EBUSCO has today launched its worldwide 2.2 bus model in Australia in a right-hand drive model.
At Melbourne’s Park Hyatt Hotel, both Australian and international employees joined forces to officially release the bus, which has been tailored to Australian conditions.
EBUSCO Australia director Simon Pearce welcomed the attendees and said he was excited to release the model in Australia.
“I’m really excited to be here today to launch EBUSCO officially in Victoria,” Pearce says.
“EBUSCO’s journey in Australian started in 2019 down in St Kilda. A group of us discussed our future in Australia and what it would look like in the Asia-Pacific region – we believed there was a fantastic future.
“Then COVID got in the way. It’s great how we’ve bounced back and to be here releasing the 2.2 in Australia today.”
Pearce and EBUSCO were joined by Netherlands Consul General Hugo Klijn, with EBUSCO originating as a Dutch company before its global expansion.
EBUSCO Founder CEO Peter Bijvelds also attended the release, saying it was a historic day for the company in Australia.
“It’s a big moment for EBUSCO Australia as well as our global headquarters,” he says.
“We’ve undergone transitions from Euro 5 to Euro 6 emissions in our history and now we have a bus in Australia that has no emissions and almost no sound.”
The EBUSCO 2.2 release in Australia won’t be the stopping point for the manufacturers moving forward.
Pearce says more models are on the way that have been tried and tested in Europe ahead of next week’s Australasian Bus & Coach Expo.
“After this, we’re expecting to see our next generation 3.0 model, which is made from carbon fibre,” Pearce says. “The vehicle has been operating in Europe and we’ve seen fantastic results with a range of more than 600 kilometres.
“It’s an outstanding effort, and we’re excited for it to run journeys here in Australia.”