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Belarusian MAZ busy designing electric bus
05.08.2015 17:29 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Designers of the Belarusian automaker MAZ (Minsk Automobile Plant) have started working on an electric bus, Belarus Radio reports referring to
Vasiliy Vladytskiy, the Deputy Chief Designer of the company’s Bus Design Division.
As to the report, Vladytskiy said: «The development of design documents for an electric bus is one of the latest projects handled by our department. So far we have managed to finish only the requirements specification but we understand that today it is necessary to rapidly make new products and find new target markets. This is why the project is supposed to be developed rather intensively. I think a prototype will be ready by spring.»
Reportedly, Vladytskiy explained that the electric bus will not be powered by an internal combustion engine. Instead it will rely on energy storage units, possibly lithium-ion batteries.
«We have not decided on energy storage devices yet. It is likely that this part of the project will be outsourced. Romanian partners are considered as one of the options,» said the Deputy Chief Designer of the MAZ Bus Design Division.
As to the report, the new product will be export-oriented and will target the European Union market.
it is to be admitted, today MAZ offers over 500 trucks’ models and modifications as well as passenger vehicles’ 17 base models with about 100 modifications.
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