For the Belgian Van Hool the US market represents an important outlet: in the years son or more than 11. 00 0 the buses sold in the USA by the European company, which specializes in buses and coaches.

Now, thanks to the collaboration with Proterra , a company created for the electrification of passenger transport, Van Hool presents a version 100 electric% of its’ coach ‘, intended for the American market, considered much more receptive to the issue than the European one. The first example of the new generation bus then set off for America: we are talking about the new Van Hool CX 45IS, featuring a Proterra E2 battery pack from ben 676 kWh , coupled to a motor Siemens ELFA II from 360 peak kW .

With a maximum speed of 95 km / h , equal to approximately 71 miles, the electric bus has an autonomy estimated at 500 km (311 miles). The batteries are recharged in direct current with CCS1 chargers of 100 kW : to bring the battery from 5% to 95% charging will take approximately 5 hours. Other technical data of the vehicle released by the official importer for the USA are the length, equal to 13, 7 meters, and the empty weight, equal to 20, 1 tons.