Scania has announced a new, three-axle variant of its battery-electric 4×2 LE BEV, which was first launched in 2023.
The new variant has been designed to accommodate requirements for both medium and heavy-duty operations, and features an increased passenger capacity over the original model.
The updated vehicle comes equipped with a new rear axle, e-machine and integrated charging interface, the latter two of which are also available for the existing two-axle variant.
The 6×2*4 LE BEV variant also features a set of two new axle gears capable of both faster gear ratios and potential internal loss reduction, with the vehicle’s new steered tag axle situated behind the half shaft in order to match its new rear axle, allowing for optimal overall weight distribution throughout the vehicle.
Carl-Johan Lööf, Head of Product Management for People Transport Solutions at Scania, said:With a completely new e-machine, this three-axle electric variant is reliable, energy-efficient and powerful, thus providing excellent uptime, range, acceleration and startability, not least on steep slopes. And with the new rear position high-speed charging option and several more power nodes to choose from, it offers flexibility that translates to buses that fit local requirements.
As the momentum towards electrification keeps increasing, buses built on this platform will be competitive all around the world and can be utilised to expand electric operations to new types of applications.
