Forsee Power, an expert in smart battery systems for sustainable electro-mobility, announced that Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles (MCV), the leading Egyptian vehicle manufacturer specializing in commercial vehicles, has placed an order to equip 19 electric buses 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 German cities.

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 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.rev3-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 and ensure a very long 5,000-cycle life, thus providing a very competitive Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) 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 800 V motorizations within the same battery format, explains Sébastien Rembauville-Nicolle, Vice President Business Development of Forsee Power.

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