15. 9. 2022

Škoda Group newly offers the conversion of diesel buses to e-buses

Škoda Group, Czech manufacturer of solutions for public transport, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with pepper motion, a specialist for retrofitting and modular electric drive systems. With pepper motion they will have a partner at their side who will support them in retrofitting of diesel buses to clean electric buses in the future.

Škoda offers its customers a wide range of customized solutions. With our environmentally friendly new CITY-FAMILY vehicles, the service to go with them, and the additional options of conversions, we provide an optimal offer for the mobility of the future in public transport.

I am happy that in addition to upgrading trolleybuses with new battery technology, we now also have the conversion of diesel buses to electric buses in our range of products. It gives customers and regions who, for example, prefer retrofitting for financial reasons, a new option.

Tanya Altmann, President Bus Mobility Solutions, Škoda Group

Like Škoda, pepper motion, as a technology leader and pioneer in the retrofitting industry, is committed to successful mobility transition. The core product is a kit that can be used to convert diesel buses and trucks into electric vehicles. Compared to a new diesel bus, the CO2 savings of a bus converted by pepper motion amount to approx. 68 tons per year. Pepper motion has turned its vision into reality with its retrofitting approach, thus enabling the sustainable future form of mobility – both ecologically and economically.

“Sustainable environmental and climate protection as well as resource and energy efficiency are important pillars for all our corporate activities. With our production-ready conversion solutions for buses, we are making an active contribution to reducing emissions in transport towards the major goal of zero emissions and CO2 neutrality,” says Andreas Hager, Managing Director pepper motion.

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