Efficient Drivetrains (EDI) has unveiled its PowerDrive 4000ev, suitable for Type-A school buses in America.
The Class-4 offering rounds out the company’s all-electric school bus solution portfolio, spanning the spectrum for Type C, D, and A, in the North American market.
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The number of vehicles in America’s school bus fleet is larger than commercial buses, trains, and air travel services combined, reaching almost half a million buses carrying 26m pupils.
EDI works with OEMs to provide its EDI PowerDrive solution as a vehicle electrification kit and developer’s support programme. The EDI PowerDrive electrification kit enables school bus manufacturers to rapidly bring EV solutions to market and includes a drivetrain, the EDI PowerDrive vehicle control and telematics software-EDI PowerSuite, as well as training and support.
To accelerate market introductions, EDI is also available to install the powertrain systems and perform vehicle integration as a service for OEMs as they bring solutions to market.
The company’s all-electric powertrain, the EDI PowerDrive 7000ev is HVIP (Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project)-certified on OEM platforms for Type C and D buses, with Type A following later this year.
“The school bus industry continues to make significant progress in providing zero-emissions options to school districts,” said EDI CEO, Joerg Ferchau.
“Paired with available government incentive programmes, fleet operators are now able to provide a strong business case for replacing older vehicles and can demonstrate in addition to electric buses providing clean air, they are less expensive to fuel and maintain, reducing the overall total cost of ownership.
“With the addition of our latest EDI PowerDrive 4000ev offering for Type-A buses, school bus manufacturers can now speed time to market and offer a full portfolio of electrified options.”
