Efficient Drivetrains (EDI), is to collaborate with Taiwanese company, Master Transportation to develop an all-electric bus programme and replace diesel vehicles.
The collaboration integrates the Efficient Drivetrains EDI PowerDrive EV all-electric drivetrain and EDI PowerSuite vehicle control software into a Master Transportation passenger bus using battery packs from local supplier, Yiding and LFP cells from Shenyang.
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The first bus will be completed this year and is the first of its kind to meet the ‘Made in Taiwan’ policy – a government initiative created to establish local supply chains – requiring at least 70% of components be from manufacturers in the country.
Efficient Drivetrains moved to establish partnerships with local suppliers in response to the recent introduction of a green transportation plan in Taiwan.
The stringent anti-idle and emissions reduction mandates require the 10,000+ diesel buses operating in cities across Taiwan be replaced with all-electric options in ten years.
The company has extended its EDI PowerDrive EV OEM vehicle developers kit and support programme offering for bus manufacturers in Taiwan to enable the rapid creation of all-electric vehicle solutions which meet industry regulations.
With planned completion of the initial bus in Q4 this year, the vehicle will operate in normal passenger transit duty.
With the latest delivery, EDI has now integrated its EDI PowerDrive and EDI PowerSuite technology into more than100 PHEV and EV buses throughout the Asia Pacific region.
The collective fleet has accumulated more than 2m miles in road-tested service around the world.
