Scania’s electric solutions – simplicity in a complex transition In the future, every transport can be electric. And for a more sustainable world, most must. But replacing a diesel truck with an electrified is more than simply exchanging an old vehicle for a new. Electrification is essential for a future sustainable transport industry with significantly lower carbon emissions. Scania now has an electric range of both trucks and buses, and solution packages as a complete turnkey operation.

Scania’s European cab production fully fossil-free Scania’s cab production plant in Oskarshamn, Sweden, enters 2021 as fully fossil free. It will thereby be the first of its major production plants around the world to successfully phase out carbon emitting production elements.

Scania’s new powertrain improves fuel consumption in city buses For bus operators, fuel is one of the main costs. This makes it essential to choose the right bus for each operation. Scania’s new bus generation saves fuel in several ways, as the weight of both chassis and body are significantly lower than before. The new engines are considerably more efficient, and the start-stop function adds further to the fuel savings.

Premiere in Sweden: 22 fully electric MAN Lion’s City E buses will be cruising the streets of Malmö from 2021 Nobina Sverige AB has placed an order with MAN Truck & Bus for 22 MAN Lion’s City E buses. The move that Scandinavia's largest bus operator is one of the first to electrify urban transport in the region is also well received by the Swedish public. After all, these electric buses will offer both locals and tourists in Malmö a particularly quiet and environmentally friendly way of getting from A to B.

“Simply the best”: MAN TGX, Truck of the Year 2021! The new MAN TGX is the “International Truck of the Year 2021” (ITOY). The ITOY Award is one of the most prestigious awards in the commercial vehicle market. In a virtual ceremony, Andreas Tostmann, CEO of MAN Truck & Bus, accepted the coveted award from ITOY President Gianenrico Griffini.

MAN Truck & Bus starts series production of the all-electric Lion’s City E At MAN's plant in Starachowice, Poland, series production of battery-powered city buses was successfully launched at the beginning of October. The first customer vehicle to come off the assembly line is the 12 metre solo version of the Lion’s City E. These will be heading off to the Hamburg-Holstein public transportation company (VHH). The all-electric Lion’s City E in the articulated bus version will follow approximately six months later, and should go into series production in the first half of 2021.