CaetanoBus e.City Gold
| CaetanoBus e.City Gold | |
|---|---|
| Years of manufacture | 2016 to present |
| Length | 10.7 or 12 metres |
| Width | 2550 millimetres |
| Power/Fuel | Electric |
The CaetanoBus e.City Gold is a battery electric low floor transit bus. Developed with Siemens and several institutions of Porto University, the bus was launched in 2016. It was trialed with the cities of Guimarães, Coimbra, Lisbon, Braga and Oporto. The Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto placed an order of 15 buses in 2017. This was followed by an order of another 15 buses by Carris.[1]
For enroute fast charging, the e.City Gold has a 100 kilowatt hour battery capacity. A 385 kilowatt hour battery capacity is used for the long range version. It offers a range of around 300 kilometres. By 2022, Caetanobus offered a 420 kilowatt hour battery capacity, allowing for a range of 350 kilometres.[2]
Specifications
| Dimensions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Length: 10.740m or 11.995m | ||
| Width: 2500mm | ||
| Height: 3224mm or 3320mm | ||
| GVWR: | ||
| Motor | ||
| Siemens 180 kW permanent magnet motor | ||
| Energy storage | ||
| Lithium manganese cobalt oxide up to 385 kWh | ||
| Lithium titanate oxide up to 100 kWh | ||
| Charging | ||
| CCS Type 2 - up to 150 kW | ||
| Onboard charger - up to 22kW Pantograph GB/T | ||
| Axles | ||
| Front axle: ZF RL 82 EC | ||
| Rear axle: ZF AV 133 | ||
| Suspenssion | ||
| ECAS2 electronically controlled air suspension | ||
| Brakes | ||
| Electo-pneumatic brake system WABCO EBS3 with ABS, ASR, ESC |
Operators
England
- Abellio London - London
Portugal
- Carris - Lisbon
- Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto - Porto