MCV Orders Forsee Power’s ZEN PLUS Battery Systems to Equip 19 Buses for the German Market
28 Febrero 2024 - 10:45AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Forsee Power (FR0014005SB3 – FORSE), an expert in smart battery
systems for sustainable electromobility, announces that
Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles (MCV), the leading Egyptian
vehicle manufacturer specialized in commercial vehicles, has placed
an order to equip 19 electric buses in with FORSEE ZEN PLUS battery
systems. It’s the first German order for MCV.
The buses will operate on city lines in Wuppertal (North
Rhine-Westphalia) and two other Central Germany cities.
Forsee Power keeps leading on the bus market
Forsee Power is the first non-Chinese battery manufacturer on
the bus market, having equipped over 3,000 electric buses and
working with a dozen of bus OEMs worldwide. The Group proposes a
wide panel of technologies to answer all operating modes –
overnight or fast charging, FCEV – in different formats.
A leader in Africa and a strong player in Europe, MCV proposes a
wide range of buses – urban, intercity, standard and double-decker
–, coaches as well as special trucks and vans. The two companies
announced the start of their collaboration a year ago.
ZEN PLUS: R100 Rev.3-certified and very modular
battery system for heavy-duty vehicles
The ZEN PLUS battery systems are available in 5 versions from 74
to 84 kWh. Composed of lithium-ion NMC VDA modules the battery
systems deliver an excellent energy density of 180 Wh/kg allowing
and a very long 5,000-cycle life, thus providing a very competitive
Total Cost of Ownership for the fleet operators.
« MCV is choosing to equip its electric buses with battery packs
that meet the highest safety standards and with exceptional
performance. Our R100 Rev.3-certified ZEN PLUS is the first pack on
the market offering the ability to perfectly adjust the voltage and
energy to the needs of the system; it can support both 650V
motorizations and 800V motorizations within a same battery format.
» explains Sébastien Rembauville-Nicolle, Vice President
Business Development of Forsee Power.
In addition to R100 Rev.3, ZEN PLUS complies with the most
stringent industry standards, including ISO 26262 / ASIL C, ISO
12405, IEC 62660, IEC 6066 as well as R6. Eco-designed, ZEN PLUS
can be used in second life application and is optimized for
recycling.
About Forsee Power Forsee Power is a French industrial
group specializing in smart battery systems for sustainable
electric transport (light vehicles, off-highway vehicles, buses,
trucks, and trains). A major player in Europe, Asia and North
America, the Group designs, assembles, and supplies energy
management systems based on cells that are among the most robust in
the market and provides installation, commissioning, and
maintenance on site and remotely. More than 3,000 buses and 135,000
LEV have been equipped with Forsee Power’s batteries. The Group
also offers financing solutions (battery leasing) and second-life
solutions for transport batteries. Forsee Power and its 850
employees are committed to sustainable development and the Group
has obtained the Gold medal from leading sustainability rating
agency EcoVadis. For more information: www.forseepower.com |
@ForseePower
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Contacts Forsee Power Sophie Tricaud VP Corporate
affairs and Sustainability investors@forseepower.com
NewCap Thomas Grojean Investor Relations
forseepower@newcap.eu +33 (0)1 44 71 94 94
NewCap Nicolas Merigeau Media Relations
forseepower@newcap.eu +33 (0)1 44 71 94 98
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