Friday 18 November 2022

Sono Motors and pepper debut electric bus with solar technology

Sono Motors and pepper debut electric bus with solar technology

Sono Motors and bus and coach company pepper have unveiled their first electric bus with solar technology in Munich.

Under their ongoing collaboration, Sono Motors equipped an electrified Mercedes-Benz Citaro from pepper's demo fleet with a customised version of the solar bus kit that contains 14 semi-flexible solar modules to provide 1.3kW peak power.

The energy generated by the installation is expected to be 3.3kWh/day on yearly average based on weather conditions in Munich.

The solar charge controller, the MCU, developed in-house by Sono Motors – which has for the first time performed an electrical integration within an e-bus with pepper – transfers solar energy to the 24-volt battery where it is used as the primary source of energy.

Laurin Hahn, CEO, and Co-founder of Sono Motors said: “We believe in a future in which every vehicle is a solar electric vehicle. That's why we’re convinced that our first e-bus with solar technology is a great achievement for the future of public transport.

“Sono Motors and pepper aim to accelerate the transition towards zero-emission vehicles already today.”

Written by

Bruna Pinhoni

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