Establishment

In collaboration with TNO, Ebusco published its first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) of the Ebusco 3.0 12-meter and 18-meter. This EPD shows a comprehensive overview of the low carbon footprint of these buses from cradle to grave.

Located on a former Renault site in Cléon, in the Rouen Normandy Metropolis, we have completely renovated this industrial site to produce and assemble our Ebusco 3.0.

Since our first bus hit the road in 2013, we have reached the big milestone of 100 million kilometers driven by our zero emission electric buses. In collaboration with our partners we have been able to save over 92 million kilograms of CO2.

Ebusco published its first Sustainability Report covering the financial year of 2022. This marks the foundation for Ebusco’s future ESG strategy.

The first Ebusco 3.0 was delivered to our client in München and made its first kilometers on the road.

Ebusco gets listed at the Euronext - Amsterdam after Peter Bijvelds himself strikes the gong in company of the management team and investors.

At the end of 2020 Ebusco delivered 156 electric city and regional buses to Transdev, the parent company of Connexxion. This order represents a total value of approximately €130 million. The buses contribute to cleaner and quieter bus transport in the Amsterdam Meerlanden and Haarlem-IJmond regions. This order resulted in the largest number of emission-free buses delivered in a single year in Europe up to that point. Since 2020 more than 300 Ebusco buses have been operating in seven countries across Europe, including major cities such as Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Munich.

A two-year process led to a revolutionary and unique approach to the development of electric buses. The result: the launch of our prototype Ebusco 3.0 lightweight bus with a fully composite body.

The King and Queen of the Netherlands visited Paris, where they were transported around the city in our Ebusco bus.

The Zero Emissions Agreement was signed. The provincial authorities and metropolitan regions hereby agreed with the government to strive together toward fully emission free regional bus transport by 2030. From 2025 all newly acquired public transport buses must be zero-emission. ING acquired a non-controlling interest in Ebusco. ING sees enormous market potential for Ebusco’s buses. An Innovation partnership agreement was signed with MVG, the Munich public transport company. We collaborate with MVG on further innovations in the fields of lightweight electric buses and self-driving vehicles.

Ebusco won the ECW Ecology Award at Busworld 2015.

With all the data and input we collected from the Ebusco 1.0, we improved our bus and introduced the Ebusco 2.0. At the time, this bus already had a range of 300 km and a capacity of 90 passengers.

The first Ebusco bus was put into service in Helsinki, Finland. That same year Ebusco won the ECW Ecology Award at Busworld 2013.

In 2013, Ebusco introduced its first bus, the Ebusco 1.0, at the IAA in Hannover. The Ebusco 1.0 received good impressions at the exhibition, but there was also a lot of reluctance regarding zero emission buses.

Ebusco B.V. was established and started developing the first prototype in Helmond. This was partly thanks to an innovation loan from the Ministry of Economic Affairs. With its 12-meter, long range bus, Ebusco was the first European manufacturer to receive European type approval for electric buses. The first Ebusco charging systems were also delivered in 2012.