Daimler Buses-backed ELCH electric coach project wins EUR 6.26 million German government grant

Bitget2026/10/14 08:04

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Daimler Buses joined a German government-funded “ELCH” project to develop a market-ready battery-electric coach with over 500 km range.
Project received EUR 6.26 million from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy; runs through end-2026.
Partners include KIT, University of Mannheim, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Flix; consortium completed a joint demonstrator test drive in Neu-Ulm.
Work supports Daimler’s plan to offer battery-electric coaches by the end of the decade.

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