IVECO BUS, the urban, intercity and tourist bus brand of Iveco Group, and the BusGruppe purchasing group, the consortium comprising Verkehrsbetriebe Bachstein, CeBus, KVG Stade, Omnibusbetrieb von Ahrenschildt, Pülm Reisen and Reisebüro Schmidt, have signed a 5-year framework agreement for the supply of up to 580 city buses, of which 250 will be fully electric. The total value of the agreement is estimated at up to €235 million.

IVECO BUS will supply 200 CROSSWAY Low Entry ELEC buses and 50 articulated E-WAY buses, all fully electric vehicles designed to support the customer’s energy transition. This is the largest electric bus tender ever won by IVECO BUS in the German market.

In addition, the agreement calls for other 330 vehicles and will include both URBANWAY Hybrid articulated city buses and CROSSWAY Low Entry intercity buses powered by FPT Industrial Cursor 9-liter engines compatible with select renewable fuels.

IVECO BUS will equip the vehicles with custom options to meet the BusGruppe purchasing group’s specific requests, including cantilever seating, air conditioning, video surveillance, Wi-Fi, fuel-saving functions and USB charging ports. Deliveries of the buses will begin in 2025 and continue through to 2030.