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Busworld 2019 Solaris widens e-mobility offer page 8 Batteries in electric of Solaris page 14

Real zero-emission revolution page 18

ISSN 1689-6076 In this issue: As an introduction

Busworld 2019: Solaris widens Dear Readers, e-mobility offer Dear Friends, 8/13 At the largest exhibition in Europe, the Busworld 2019, Solaris unveiles three product We are on a roll. We started the novelties. All buses feature electric drives which Solaris believes to be the future year 2019 with huge ambitions, of city transport. and have fulfilled these to a large extent. Having landed multiple large and small tenders for electric Batteries in electric buses of Solaris buses, Solaris has now become the top producer in Europe in terms of Today, Solaris offers the following batteries to its electric buses: Solaris High Power, contracted electric buses and our Solaris High Energy and Solaris High Energy+. Over 20 million kilometres covered by 14/17 firm has turned into one of the the electric buses Urbino make it possible for Solaris today to offer the optimal battery chief agents of the transition of solutions to its customers. European urban transport to low- emission technologies.

Real zero-emission revolution And yet, we do not rest on our European cities which already have experience of using electric buses, are now proce- laurels, but do quite the opposite – eding to hold larger and larger tenders for more vehicles. In the first months of 2019, we are accelerating. Our ambitions 18/23 are not limited to succeeding in Solaris has landed gigantic deals with , Milan and , for a total of up to sales. Urban transport is undergoing 470 buses! enormous changes – regarding the Busworld 2019 we are going to The issue of the Solaris Magazine both the approach of passengers unveil an articulated I hereby hand over to You features eSConnect – bespoke solutions themselves, as well as technologies. featuring the latest generation articles and information about We seek to respond to these and of batteries designed by Solaris events that were of great importance Embracing the global development of the e-mobility market and the customer needs sometimes – to anticipate them. engineers. Also in Brussels, we to us in the past months, about 28/31 which we continuously monitor, Solaris engineers have ventured to design a modern sys- We complete our portfolio of eco- will show the Trollino 24 – the this year’s débuts and the latest tem of remote diagnostics for electric buses. friendly buses with premières of longest vehicle to have ever rolled technological solutions, as well as other innovative vehicles, and we out of the Bolechowo factory, and the extensive after-sales offer of 04/07 News equip them with new technologies which crowns the list of this year’s Solaris tailored to suit the needs of 24/26 More safety – autonomous systems in Solaris buses serving the safety of passengers premières. Many years ago our firm our Clients. and city dwellers. entered a course towards electric 27 500 Solaris buses on Norwegian streets public transport. Today, all market 32/33 MetroStyle anew June saw the début of the hydrogen- players are heading for that same 34/35 After the conference „Direction E-mobility” fuelled Urbino 12 hydrogen, and at direction. 36/37 We create great things together! 38/39 Electric road towards the future My warmest regards and happy reading! 40/42 Solaris Optiline – Solaris original spare parts line 44 / 45 Servicing buses with alternative drivelines 46 Solaris’ volunteers helping again 47 Report on the Poznań Business Run 2019 Javier Calleja Publisher: Solaris Bus & Coach S.A., Obornicka 46, Bolechowo-Osiedle, 62-005 Owińska, , tel.: +48 61 6672 333, fax: +48 61 6672 345, CEO of Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. e-mail: [email protected], www.solarisbus.com Editorial staff: Agata Barnaś, Mateusz Figaszewski, Anna Kordylas, Anna Kozłowska, Agnieszka Kubiak, Marcin Napierała, Maciej Sankowski Photos: Solaris Bus & Coach S.A., Karol Grzonka (PKT Gdynia) Design and typeset: Weave Studio Dominika Banaszak.

2 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 3 Bolzano orders 12 Solaris hydrogen buses Modena and Parma opt for Solaris trolleybuses

The Italian city of Bolzano is The energy stored in hydrogen is generate any noxious substances The companies SETA Modena traction batteries with a capacity the first one to order Solaris directly fed into the driveline of whatsoever. Hydrogen is stored in and TEP Parma, both providing of 45 kWh and a cooling system, Urbino 12 hydrogen buses. the vehicle. Thanks to the use of composite roof tanks. Part of the carrier services in the Emilia- all of which will allow the vehicles Twelve Solaris hydrogen buses advanced technology, the bus will contract is also a special drivers’ Romagna region in the North of to cover a much longer distance will follow the last year’s be capable of covering up to 350 km and workshop personnel’s training the country, have placed orders without the need to be attached delivery of battery vehicles. on a single refill. The sole products emphasizing the safety aspects for altogether 18 modern to overhead wires. There will be The contract includes an 8 year- of the chemical reaction occurring of using and servicing hydrogen Solaris Trollino 12 vehicles. room for nearly 80 passengers long service and maintenance in the fuel cell are heat and steam. vehicles. in the air-conditioned passenger package. Consequently, the vehicle does not Eight of the trolleybuses com- compartment, and 24 of them will Already in June, during the UITP missioned will join the fleet of SETA be seated. The seats, as well as Global Public Transport Summit, Modena, the other ten will go to TEP internal walls, window pillars and representatives of Solaris and Régie Parma. The latest Solaris Trollino 12 the cover of the battery chamber Autonome des Transports Parisiens ordered by the two carriers are twin will be given an anti-graffiti coating. Fot. Karol Grzonka. PKT Gdynia (RATP) have signed a contract for structures. The first recipient will be The vehicle will also encompass lease and tests of the Urbino 12 transport firm SETA Modena. Eight a passenger information system hydrogen. The operator responsible vehicles adjusted to serving on with external and internal direction for public transport in Paris for a trolleybus route with an atypical displays and voice announcement 10 weeks (April-June 2020) will voltage rate of 750V (usually 600- loudspeakers and energy-saving test the Solaris hydrogen bus in 650V), meaning the rate used in lighting in LED technology. regular passenger traffic. This is Modena, will be delivered to the city another step made by RATP in the lying at the foot of the Apennines Solaris Bus & Coach added preparations for transforming its by the end of 2020. Meanwhile, trolleybuses to its offer back in fleet to completely zero emissions the delivery of 10 zero-emission 2001. Since then, having supplied vehicles. Solaris vehicles for TEP Parma will nearly 1500 vehicles of that type to be carried out in several batches, customers in 16 countries, including between April and July next year. 160 to Italy, the firm has become a leader in the segment among Cotral orders InterUrbino buses, again The vehicles will feature among manufacturers in the EU. others a central traction motor and

Cortal, the Rome-based carrier in charge of regional transport, of 5.2 m2). The driveline in the has signed another framework contract with Solaris Bus & Coach intercity buses of Solaris consists S.A. for the supply of up to 300 intercity buses of the InterUrbino of engines with a power of 251 kW, type. Covering also ten years’ worth of maintenance services, the meeting the restrictive Euro 6 stage Solaris electric buses are going to Bilbao contract is worth EUR 117 million. The first order for 50 units is of emissions standards. to be carried out in 2019. The vehicles will be put to use on bus routes connecting the towns of the Rome Province and of the whole The recently signed deal is one Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. Polish producer will also apply Lazio Region. of the biggest commissions in signed a contract with ALSA innovative thermal management the history of the firm. Once the Group SLU for a delivery of two solutions, whereby the vehicles will It is yet another order of consi- inside the bus (shelves above contract is performed, there might Urbino 12 electric buses and be automatically pre-conditioned to derable size for that bus model of the seats), as well as a luggage be up to 660 InterUrbino buses two stationary chargers. The the desired temperature one hour the Polish manufacturer. Having compartment outside (electrically riding across Rome and its suburbs. vehicles will operate on routes before setting out – if the outside completed the agreement from 2016 blocked luggage hold with a capacity of the biggest city of the Basque temperature drops below 15 degrees. for the delivery of 360 InterUrbino country – Bilbao. buses in total, the Italian operator Nearly 200 vehicles from the decided in favour of more deliveries The ‘Bus of the Year 2017’ award- Bolechowo-based factory have to by Solaris. winning 12 electric will date made their way to Spain. Notable feature an axle with two integrated examples include 3 articulated electric The commissioned 12-metre Solaris traction engines of 125 kW each and buses supplied to Barcelona, and InterUrbino are cutting-edge inter- a pack of 240 kWh Solaris High Energy nearly 80 hybrid drive vehicles which city buses specialising in the batteries which will be recharged can be encountered in Barcelona transport of passengers on longer using a plug-in connector. as well as the city of San Sebastian, distances, on routes reaching located in the Basque Country. beyond city limits. 67 pas- The passengers will benefit from air sengers can stay on board, with conditioning, passenger information seats available to 55 of them. In system with voice announcement, addition, the vehicles will have video surveillance, as well as USB a space dedicated to hand baggage ports installed in handrails. The

4 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 5 Solaris the biggest manufacturer Solaris joins ITxPT on electric bus market in Europe The main purpose of the ITxPT initiative is the standardisation and thus will allow the firm to offer of IT solutions in public transport. Solaris joined the organisation products that are fully compatible Thanks to three large orders and Solaris has taken the lead in Warsaw (MZA). A total of up to 470 in the first half of 2019 and has since been actively collaborating with components available on the placed by customers from Europe in terms of contracts landed vehicles will roll off the assembly with other component suppliers in order to ensure full compliance market. Berlin, Warsaw and Milan, for electric buses. line in Bolechowo to these three of IT systems and products in various transport areas, including Solaris has claimed the lead metropolises alone. In addition, the in buses. From the perspective of the spot in Europe in terms of In the first months of 2019, Solaris producer has contracted 90 more operator, this may prove an contracts for electric buses in secured three large orders for electric buses that are to make its Over the past few decades, compu- the construction of IT architecture immense convenience. That is 2019. The electric revolution the supply of electric buses to way to other European cities. terisation has asserted itself in based on Plug&Play components. because the ITxPT label will warrant in the bus segment coincides Berlin (BVG), Milan (ATM) and public transport, which obviously Joining the institution’s member that systems built in compliance with the company’s long- also includes vehicles of the Solaris group will help Solaris actively with the organisation’s standards term strategy which assumes Urbino family. With every year, participate in the process of stan- will communicate effortlessly with investments in particular in the buses have more and more IT dardisation of parts and systems, other systems. the development of alternative systems installed in them – the drives. systems ensure better operability of the vehicle, enhance safety and ease The European electric bus fleet the drivers’ job, thus contributing to has increased a nearly 15-fold the improvement of the passengers’ over the past 5 years. The rapid travel experience. development of this sector serves as confirmation to Solaris that it The organisation ITxPT (Information was right in choosing this direction Technology for Public Transport) nearly a decade ago, and building promotes interoperability of IT its first electric bus. Today, several systems in public transport. In order hundred Urbino electric buses keep to achieve this goal, and to ensure carrying thousands of passengers a fully compatible cooperation every day, in 16 countries in Europe of interfaces of various products, the ITxPT supports among others

30 Urbino 12 electric to Venice „Safe road to school” with Solaris

The Solaris company has won another zero-emission order Solaris believes that the safety from neighbouring municipalities In this year’s edition, of the for its electric buses in Italy. of all road users, in particular covered by a public transport 500 participants, the organisers ACTV SPA Venezia operator has of the youngest ones, has agreement. The educational objec- selected 65 prizewinners whose placed an order at the Polish always been and will always be tive of the contest was to promote works were then “made public” on manufacturer for a delivery of an undeniable priority. In April, knowledge of road traffic rules the Solaris bus running in Ostrów 30 electric the firm became a partner of and rules of using public transport Wielkopolski. buses and charging infrastru- the event “Save road to school” infrastructure among primary cture. The total value of the in Ostrów Wielkopolski – school pupils of the first grade. contract exceeds 20 million a campaign aimed at promoting euros. the knowledge of road traffic rules among primary school The buses will be used on the first-graders. Lido and Pellestrina islands and will replace 100% of the diesel The competition “Safe road to vehicles currently operating on electric motors of 2 x 125 kW. will be equipped with a number school” was organised by the two islands. In addition to the The energy needed to drive them of amenities. These include municipal transport operator MZK vehicles, the Polish manufacturer will be stored in Solaris High efficient air conditioning, extensive in Ostrów Wielkopolski under the will deliver nine fast pantograph Power batteries with 116 kWh of passenger information and video auspices of the city’s mayor. Its battery chargers, six fixed plug-in total capacity. The vehicles will monitoring system on board. All consecutive, fourth edition took battery chargers and a mobile plug- be adapted for a plug-in and vehicles as well as the infrastructure place in April this year. in charger. pantograph charging. will be delivered before the end of 2020. The initiative is addressed at Electric buses for Venice will be The Solaris Urbino 12 electric primary school first graders of the driven by a drive axle with integrated vehicles for the ACTV SPA operator Ostrów Wielkopolski region and

6 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 7 Busworld 2019:

Solaris widens its e-mobility offer. For many years, Solaris has been a complementary emission-free and completely emission-free standing at the forefront of bus vehicle portfolio – encompassing buses, representing the broad New generation of batteries, producers investing intensely in electric buses, trolleybuses and offer of vehicles catering to the the development of alternative hydrogen-fuelled buses. Solaris e-mobility concept. The first of these drives. The company is the biggest believes that, in order to warrant is the electric innovative hydrogen bus trolleybus manufacturer in the sustainable transport of the future, bus, equipped with batteries of the European Union and in 2019 it it is necessary to foster various latest generation. The one second and trolleybus première took the lead in terms of number types of e-mobility solutions. is the longest, 24-meter Solaris of contracted electric buses. The flexible offer of Solaris with vehicle – the trolleybus Trollino 24, Today, barely a decade since its regard to zero-emission vehicles on display in the new Metrostyle première in 2011, several hundred is the firm’s response to the rapid design. The last of the three is the At the largest bus exhibition in Europe, the Busworld 2019, Solaris unveiles Urbino electric carry thousands development of that sector, and highly technologically advanced of passengers every day, in the surging demand of clients who Urbino 12 hydrogen whose big three product novelties. All buses feature electric drives which Solaris believes 16 countries in Europe, whereas the are preparing for a transition to première took place a few months to be the future of city transport and in the development of which the company odometer of electric kilometres has emission-free transport. prior, at the UITP trade fair. invests consistently. The electric bus fitted with new generation batteries, the already exceeded 20 million km. During this year’s exhibition bi-articulated trolleybus and the ingenious hydrogen bus represent the wide Following the path of progress, the Busworld 2019 in Brussels, Solaris range of Solaris’ e-mobility vehicles. producer has managed to create showcases three ground-breaking

8 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 9 Solaris Trollino 24

Presented to the public for the installed in the bus is charged power steering (EPS) system, among first time at the Busworld 2019, during the drive, collecting current others. Up to 215 persons will be the bi-articulated Trollino 24 is from the overhead line via a bipolar able to hitch a ride on the trolleybus. the longest vehicle assembled by pantograph traditionally in use This début model features cameras the Polish manufacturer so far. in trolleybuses. What is more, the in lieu of side mirrors. The idea behind the Trollino was energy accumulated in the batteries to create a platform for the future, will be used to fuel the trolleybus The Trollino 24 is also a first serial production of 24-metre whenever it is detached from the timer, built according to the new vehicles with an electric or hybrid electric traction line. In order to MetroStyle design form, adapted driveline and of trolleybuses. The ease manoeuvres in urban traffic, to the 4th generation Urbino (for Trollino 24 is a technically highly the fourth axle of the vehicle has more details on the MetroStyle advanced model. Its driveline also been made the steering axle. design see pages 32-33). consists of two traction motors of Apart from featuring a unique door 160 kW each, propelling two drive layout of 1-2-2-2-2, the vehicle has Solaris Urbino axles. A pack of 58 kWh batteries also been fitted with an electric 18 electric

Nowadays, the distinctive line of details on the batteries, including the field of view substantially and the articulated Urbino 18 electric is the Solaris High Energy+, in the they improve the aerodynamics known to many operators; over 200 Urbino electric see pages 14-17). of the vehicle. This new solution models have been commissioned is already available for the whole by clients so far. The bus displayed The Solaris Urbino 18 electric on Urbino family. at the Busworld, however, has been display has been equipped with uniquely equipped. advanced driver assistance systems In order to reduce the energy (ADAS) which increase significantly consumption as much as possible, What is an absolute novelty is both travel comfort and – above all – the articulated Urbino electric the new-generation batteries safety. The Mobileye Shield+ device features air conditioning with Solaris High Energy+ which the remedies the risk of collisions with a heat pump which uses heat manufacturer is showing for the pedestrians or cyclists thanks to from the outside to generate an first time in Brussels. The batteries a system of smart cameras which adequate temperature inside the stand out on account of their high constantly monitor the so-called vehicle. This device uses carbon energy density, thanks to which the blind spots in a vehicle. The driver dioxide as the working fluid which bus will easily be able to cover 200 is alerted to potential dangers with is currently considered the most km on a single charging session, sound and visual signals. environment-friendly solution. The irrespective of road and weather implementation of the CO2 heat conditions. However, the perfected What is more, the electric Solaris pump is supposed to enhance the parameters of the energy storage will feature the system initiating energy efficacy of the vehicle, and tanks will also allow to maintain automatic braking, i.e. the CMS thus increase its drive range, but a still significant passenger load (Collision Mitigation System). When also to reduce noxiousness. at a much increased range – there a radar installed on top of the bus will be room for 120 people on the detects the risk of a potential head- Yet another innovation applied in articulated electric bus, including on collision, the system goes into the vehicle is a traction inverter 40 seated ones. braking mode, reducing velocity and produced in the innovative SiC thus alleviating the consequences technology, i.e. using silicon carbide. 7 battery packs with a total capacity of a potential collision. Owing to this, the device can operate of 553 kWh have been installed in at higher voltage, frequencies the Urbino 18 electric. 3 batteries Where the side mirrors would and temperatures, which, in turn, have been stowed away in the rear be conventionally, the 18-meter results in a significant reduction end of the vehicle, and four – on Solaris features cameras that of the mass and size of the power the roof of the first section. The bus ensure improved visibility not only converter and in a general increase is charged via a plug-in connector, in bright sunlight, but also during in efficiency of the whole system. yet the new batteries also allow rain or snowfall, as well as at night. for pantograph charging (for more What is more, the cameras increase

10 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 11 Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen Forum on modern public transportation Also exhibited at the Solaris stand will be capable of covering up to and energy recuperated during the is the most novel product in Solaris’ 350 km on a single refill. braking process. Complementing portfolio – the hydrogen-fuelled the driveline is an axle with Urbino 12 hydrogen, which débuted As for the hydrogen storing integrated electric motors. Let’s talk about in June 2019, at the UITP trade technology, the Urbino 12 hydrogen fair. It is a completely emission- features cutting-edge solutions. Just like the Urbino 18 electric, e-mobility free vehicle in which hydrogen The fuel is stored in gaseous form the hydrogen vehicle also features is transformed in a fuel cell into in 5 new-generation composite a climate comfort system using electricity which, in turn, propels tanks placed alongside on the a CO2 heat pump. In this particular the driveline. bus roof. A multifunctional valve case, the pump additionally uses encompassing a range of safety waste heat from the fuel cell. This The Urbino 12 hydrogen is fitted measures is installed at the end of solution guarantees very high with a state-of-the-art fuel cell of each cylinder. efficiency and allows to increase :: p.m. 60 kW which acts as a miniature the drive range of the vehicle even Solarisals hydrogen power plant on board of The bus is equipped with a Solaris more. presentation A an networkin the vehicle. The sole “by-products” High Power battery whose role it is generated during the operation of to support the fuel cell in moments the Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen are of increased demand for electric heat and steam. Thanks to the use power. The battery is recharged of advanced technology, the bus using energy derived from hydrogen

he art of Solaris Optiline. Solaris goes eSConnect. IMC, plug-in, choosing battery enuine hydrogen. emote pantograph? the best solutions Solaris parts Another diagnosis and hich option e-mobility option for predictive to opt for solution zero emission maintenance buses of ebuses

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#SolarisTalks

Every day at the Solaris stand the manufacturer holds the #SolarisTalks forum to share its experience and information about its products. The forum is also an invitation to talk about modern technologies used in the area of e-mobility and the changing image of public transport. The topics of short presentations opening the discussion concern, among others types and selection of batteries, charging systems for buses and trolleybuses, hydrogen vehicles or remote dia- gnosis for electric buses.

12 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 13 Back in 2011, when Solaris unveiled its first electric bus, its offer included only one battery option. Over the next years the company has remarkably extended Batteries its technical competence in this area. Over 20 million kilometres covered by the electric buses Urbino and experience gathered from the operation of vehicles in dozens of cities in various climates make it possible for Solaris today to offer in electric the optimal battery solutions to its customers.

buses When we talk of electric buses, And that is because what battery in the night, or more frequent sooner or later the discussion we offer for the electric bus, and charging – throughout the day. will turn to this question: “What is what charging mode, and thus That is precisely why Solaris has of Solaris the range of the bus on a single the range the vehicle will boast, designed several types of batteries, charge”? Of course, this depends depends on a slew of factors. This in an attempt to meet all of these on a multitude of factors which is related among others to the expectations. But first things first. boil down to two issues: the distance of the route, topography, battery capacity and the energy climate or electric infrastructure Today, Solaris offers the following The optimal solution consumption per 1 km. on hand in a given city. Finally, batteries to its electric buses: what is extremely important are Solaris High Power, Solaris High Since the very beginning Solaris the preferences of future users and Energy and Solaris High Energy+. for every customer! has turned the issue around, asking whether the clients prefer longer instead „What range is needed?” charging, but once a day – usually

14 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 15 Solaris High Energy+ battery will fit into a 12-metre bus. – or 200 km is not a problem This battery type can be recharged using a power equalling its capacity. The firm’s latest development are Solaris High Energy+ batteries. The Solaris High Energy+ batteries These were designed by the Solaris will have their official première Office of Development, bearing in at the Busworld exhibition in mind the needs of carriers who want Brussels, in October 2019. It may to cover at least 200 km on a single be worth underscoring that the charge, regardless of the weather solution is the result of cooperation conditions, and thus regardless of between the Solaris and BZM air-conditioning or heating working. Poland Research and Development Offices. Batteries of this type can be The Solaris High Energy+ batteries used only in vehicles bearing the are characterised by an extremely Solaris trademark and as of today, high energy density. Thanks to no other producer in the electric Solaris High Power the capacity (4C). Thus, assuming Of course, power can be replenished this feature, we manage to fit bus market is offering them. The – meaning fast and often that the bus features a battery also using plug-in charging 79 kWh into one pack! This means contractor executing the design of that type with a capacity of stations. This is a perfect solution that in the case of 7 packs – that initiated by Solaris is BMZ Poland, Solaris High Power batteries are 116 kWh, then the maximum charging for those transport systems where is how many can be installed in a leading European manufacturer of characterised by a high “power power for that battery will be fast pantograph charging stations, an at the most – intelligent power supply and energy density”. In practice, this means 450 kW. Of course, engineers prefer deployed along the vehicle route we reach a nominal energy rate storage systems based on lithium- that the batteries can be recharged to express the same parameter in or at line terminals, are used to of 553 kWh! And 5 packs of that ion technology. with high current, and consequently ampere, because we do not use the recharge electric buses. This type we can recharge them very quickly. same power throughout the whole of battery has been installed by These batteries come in packs with battery charging process. So in fact Solaris in electric buses driving a nominal capacity of 29 kWh each. we ought to say that the maximum around in Brussels, Warsaw or All of the above batteries, which are used in the batteries undergo We can install up to 7 packs in one current battery charging amperage Barcelona, for instance. It is worth offered for electric buses of Solaris, recycling processes implemented bus, which sums up to a maximum amounts to 800 A. So far, Solaris has noting that High Power batteries boast a nominal voltage ranging by producers of battery cells, and total capacity of over 200 kWh. provided fast-charging pantograph are also applied in the Trollino between 600 and 700 V. The energy can thus be reused. The firm also Crucially, the batteries have a long stations for batteries of the High trolleybuses. storage tanks used in the Urbino works on a programme regarding life and a significant number of Power type with varying charging electric are capable of working in the second battery service life. charging cycles. The firm is able powers, reaching up to 560 kW! temperatures between -15 and +50 This means that the energy storage to ensure an unlimited number of degrees Celsius. In order to optimise tanks whose capacity has fallen cycles over a period of 7 years. The Solaris High Power batteries their efficiency, and to extend their below customer expectations could are used in circumstances when service life, they are warmed up or serve as a stationary electric power Generally, the Solaris High Power the frequent discharge and also cooled down. The battery cooling storage facility. battery can be charged using recharge of batteries, usually using system is based on liquid-cooling. electricity equivalent to four times pantograph chargers, is assumed. “In the past nine years we have a dependable public transport Solaris draws a lot of attention to the achieved inconceivable progress mean, whereas operators will be issue of safety and environmental in terms of battery technology able to perform their transport protection. That is why only the offered in our buses. That is why duties in all kinds of conditions,” best components available on the we are able to offer our customers reckons Michał Pikuła, Director of Solaris High Energy maximum charging power of that battery is replenished at night, market are used in the battery tried and tested, reliable solutions the Office of Development at Solaris – we charge during sleep battery in kW corresponds to its using chargers located at bus production process. The elements which will make battery buses be Bus & Coach S.A. energy capacity expressed in kWh. depots, i.e. when the buses are not The second type of batteries on offer The nominal capacity of packs in running. This means that, just like are the Solaris High Energy. These that battery totals 50 kWh. The people, buses “need to recharge have a relatively high capacity and maximum, standard number of during sleep”. HP HE are usually used in circumstances Solaris High Energy packs amounts where a smaller number of “refills” to six for a 12-metre bus and to Of course, in the case of these Solaris High Power Solaris High Energy Solaris High Energy+ during the day is assumed. The seven for an 18-metre vehicle. batteries like in that of other battery When applying this type of battery, types, it is possible to recharge we have the possibility to reach them via a pantograph. Solaris These batteries are These are a great solution The latest option for electric a nominal capacity of 350 kWh. High Energy batteries are installed characterised by high power for customers seeking buses of Solaris. Thanks to among others in the Urbino electric density, which makes them batteries that are able to the extremely high energy This is a solid solution for those buses that cruise around Cracow, perfect for trolleybuses, ensure a big driving range density of the battery, operators who prefer a smaller Milan and Hamburg. hydrogen-fuelled buses and on a single charge. a vehicle is able to cover number of recharging sessions for customers who decide in a distance of up to 200 km throughout the day. Most often favour of fast charging. on a single charge. though, the energy in this type of

Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 17 BERLIN The biggest municipal operator in rbino Europe, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) has been gradually electric transitioning to battery buses. After a pilot phase of several years, during which 4 Solaris Urbino 12 electric buses underwent tests, BVG ventured larger investments. Their goal was the complete replacement of existing diesel buses with new, ecological, emission-free electric vehicles by 2030.

Solaris is part of these revolutionary changes in the capital of Germany. In line with the recently signed contract, Berlin is to receive 90 electric Urbino buses of 12 meters Electric fleet by 2020. It is one of the biggest in Berlin epanding public tenders for battery buses in Europe. The driveline of these emission-free vehicles consists of twelve-metre Urbino 12 electric ports. What is more, a passenger a drive axle with integrated electric buses and 15 articulated Urbino 18 information system with voice motors. The buses will also be electric ones. Including the freshly announcement of bus stops will be Real equipped with batteries with a total signed contract, the number of installed, too. nominal capacity of 300 kWh, and it Solaris-made electric vehicles used will be possible to recharge them by BVG will amount to 125. using a plug-in system. Each of the 90 buses commissioned From 2015 until 2019 the Polish by BVG will fit 70 passengers. For zero-emission manufacturer has been contracted the passengers’ travel convenience, to deliver 35 zero-emission buses the buses will have air conditioning, revolution for BVG. That number covers 20 video surveillance, as well as USB

By 2030, Berlin plans to European cities which already have the goal of reducing carbon dioxide further, setting itself the goal to completely replace diesel experience using electric buses, are emissions into the atmosphere. make that share climb to 75%. buses with emission-free now proceeding to hold larger and Solaris is a manufacturer which Considering that in 2018, electric electric vehicles. larger tenders for more vehicles. In is one of the few able to perform buses made up barely 5% of the the first months of 2019, Solaris has large deliveries of battery buses, newly registered fleet, over the landed gigantic deals with Berlin, which is why it is the ideal partner next decade we may expect to see Milan and Warsaw, for a total in the process of making public a real zero-emission revolution. number of up to 470 buses! transport emission-free.

It is these huge tenders that Forecasts for public transport will help transform public in Europe stipulate that in 2030 transport into one that is less nearly half of all new city buses environmentally intrusive. Large will feature an electric drive. The contracts will be crucial to reaching European Parliament went even

18 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 19 MILAN ATM would like for diesel buses to rbino disappear from the streets of Milan ATM Milano is a carrier with p to impressive plans – by 2030, it electric and of the whole province by 2030. plans to forego diesel buses The whole fleet of 1200 buses is to be altogether. A milestone towards converted into battery vehicles. meeting that goal was concluding a framework agreement for the supply of 250 electric buses. Solaris may play a significant role As of 2020, the operator will buy in the transformation of Milanese only electric buses. transport. The first of the 40 contracted buses will venture out onto the streets of the metropolis in June 2020. Thanks to these ambitious plans,

The buses Milan has chosen are ATM will curb its CO2 emissions the flagship product of Solaris: by nearly 75%. the Urbino 12 electric. The electric vehicles will be equipped with areell Solaris High Energy batteries with a capacity of 300 kWh, whereas to diesel recharging will be possible via pantograph or overnight using a plug-in outlet. The drive unit – USB ports for mobile device The Urbino is known in Milan since of the electric buses will consist recharging, a passenger information 2014. Currently, some 150 Solaris of an electric axle with two system, and also video surveillance, vehicle drive around the capital of integrated motors boasting a power which will enhance both pleasure northern Italy, including 25 electric of 125 kW each. of travelling and safety. Drivers ones. As of next year, ATM plans to will also have a view of the door buy only electric buses. The comfortable, spacious vehicle and of pantograph on display, and interior will be complemented with a rear-view camera will be at their a range of cutting-edge solutions disposal.

20 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 21 WARSAW Hope for The gigantic order for 130 18-metre electric buses is the biggest ever rbino tender for articulated electric buses clean air in Europe. Over the next three years electric the carrier intends to carry out other investments, too, to ensure that by in capital city 2022, one third of the buses rolling out on the streets of the capital city of Poland every day will have an electric, hybrid or CNG drive. MZA started testing its first electric representatives of firms and local fast charging outlets across town. buses back in 2012 – and it used governments from all over the In the first stage, Warsaw will get The contract for 130 Urbino 18 Solaris vehicles for that purpose. world. We are satisfied with the a network of twenty pantograph electric is worth nearly PLN 400 This type of bus fleet has been in operation of the Urbino electric we chargers which will enable the fast million and pursuant to the regular operation for four years. So own. Their exploitation in everyday recharging of vehicles and thus contract it is to be performed in far, the fleet includes 30 12-metre traffic in the city is cost-effective ensure an optimal range,” MZA head 2020. All electric buses for MZA will Biggest tender electric buses. Subsidised by the and does not create any bigger Jan Kuźmiński elaborates. feature 150 kWh Solaris High Power EU, the purchase of 130 articulated technical problems, whereas our batteries which will be recharged for articulated electric electric buses is one of the big- passengers may enjoy ecological Apart from the 30 electric buses using depot-based plug-in chargers buses in Europe gest electromobility investments in and low-noise transport,” Kuźmiński already owned by MZA and the and pantograph chargers with Europe. adds. purchase of another 130, the a power of over 400 kW. Driveline passengers. The driver’s cabin will 130 buses, in two years, the route operator intends to invest even of each of the electric articulated be completely shut off, whereas the running along the most prestigious “We are glad to be one of the Obviously, in the first years when more in the expansion of its buses for Warsaw will consist of bus will be air-conditioned and will roads of the capital – the Warsaw leaders in the implementation the electric buses were tested, the fleet based on zero-emission an axle with two electric engines feature a comprehensive passenger Royal Route – will be free of any of environmentally sustainable operator did encounter difficulties, technologies. Over the next three of 125 kW each. What is more, the information system. Furthermore, diesel buses. All articulated battery transport solutions, and we too. The biggest challenge with years alone the Polish carrier vehicles for operator MZA have three double USB ports will be buses will be delivered to Warsaw would like to own a fleet of nearly regard to the operation of the first intends to acquire over 200 low and been fitted with a traction motor available to passengers, allowing in 2020. 400 emission-free and low- electric buses was their limited zero-emission vehicles, so that, by voltage converter, produced in SiC for the recharge of mobile devices emission buses in two years. The range on a single charge, which 2022, they make up one third of the technology, which will further help during a bus ride. environmentally friendly buses of precluded whole-day journeys of buses regularly rolling out of the to reduce energy consumption. MZA give hope for cleaner air in the the buses. bus depot. So far Solaris has delivered capital city,” notes Jan Kuźmiński, The interior and equipment of the 20 electric buses to Warsaw. CEO of the municipal bus operator “Based on the experience we bus will be well-known to MZA Thanks to the purchase of another MZA Sp. z o.o. have gathered and on the new technological possibilities offered “We have highly specialist know- by producers, we already know how ledge and experience on the use to use electric buses effectively. We of a fleet of electric buses, and have therefore decided to go for we share that know-how with solutions that assume the setup of In only two years, MZA Warszawa will own a fleet of nearly 400 zero- and low-emission buses, which will account for almost 1/3 of the fleet.

22 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 23 thresholds of the various bus parts, mode, reducing velocity and thus such as its rear, particular doors or alleviating the consequences of the axle. A horizontal line displayed a potential collision. The solution on the screen eases manoeuvres is already used in coaches and and parking, and above all renders has now been copied in city these procedures safer. buses. The correct calibration and More configuration is of great significance Gaining time in city buses where - contrary to coaches - there are no safety belts Active driver assistance systems and most passengers ride standing safety help drivers by performing certain rather than on seats. Therefore actions before them or in their the braking force is crucial for the stead, and thus provide them with passenger safety. It is an additional invaluable seconds for a proper challenge that manufacturers had response. Solaris offers its clients to take into account in designing the Collision Mitigation System city buses. Over decades the impression arose that the only autonomous (CMS) which initiates automatic technology known from science-fiction films to actually work in braking. When a radar installed on top of the bus detects the risk our reality are automatically opening doors. In 2019, automated of a potential head-on collision, or autonomous solutions applied in everyday life are much more the system goes into braking visible. In public transport, the benefits of such solutions are reaped not only by drivers and passengers, but all residents and road users.

In city buses, driver assistance and – also in cases when changing and adjust mirrors after a driver support functionalities (so-called lanes without adequate signalling switch – the screens and cameras ADAS, or Advanced Driver Assistance beforehand or when no appropriate always display the optimal scope Systems) are an increasingly distance to the vehicle in front is regardless of the driver’s height. common feature. Casting aside maintained. The system also alerts The width of the vehicle is reduced illusions of vehicles driving wholly the driver to collision risks. The – which is of great importance without drivers very soon, it is worth device detects every pedestrian and on narrower and tight urban acquainting oneself with solutions cyclist within 80 cm from the bus, streets, and which considerably that already serve bus drivers, and alerting the driver to their presence reduces also the risk of collision finding out, how these increase the – again, acoustically and visually on or of snagging the mirror on safety of all road users. a display. What the driver does not infrastructure items. What is more, see in the mirror is pointed out to the cameras substantially widen Seeing more them by the camera steering device. the field of view and they improve Thus only one thing disappears the aerodynamics of the vehicle. The foundation for passive systems now, and that is doubts about the – meaning ones which do not take visibility on the road. The lack of mirrors enhances the any actions autonomously – are safety of passengers, pedestrians appliances that allow the driver to An enhanced visibility is ensured and those waiting at the bus stop. see more. Cameras placed outside also by the completely re-designed The device employed up until now the vehicle detect pedestrians and mirrors, or rather cameras which protruded from the bus contours, cyclists who are not reflected in project the image onto screens which involved the risk of hitting mirrors, especially during turns, inside the vehicle. The ingenious a person standing too close to even if it may seem to them that design of the MirrorEye installed a bus passing or turning into a bus they must be visible to the driver. in lieu of regular rear-view mirrors pullout. The warmed cameras do In order to solve this challenge, corresponds to class 2 and 4 not freeze nor fog up and, owing Solaris has availed itself of the visibility (optionally class 5 in to their reduced size, are easier MobilEye Shield+, a system warning the right “mirror”) and this yields to clean or wash during the daily the driver – with acoustic signals a whole range of advantages. Above cleanup of a bus. What is more, and visual alerts on the display all, there is no more need to reset the screens can also show distance

24 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 25 learning mechanisms. The advanced driver assistance system for precise manoeuvres of non-articulated and articulated city buses (project acronym ADAS) is subsidised 500 Solaris buses under Measure 4.2: “Sectoral R+D programmes” of the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014- 2020, co-financed by the European on Norwegian streets Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (POIR.04.01.02-00-0081/17).

Meanwhile, as part of the international project Trustonomy Solaris has been present on the Norwegian market since 2006. Since (an amalgamation of the words then, a few hundred Urbino buses of different lengths and featuring trust + economy; co-financed under a variety of drivelines are now in operation on the roads of the land of the Horizon 2020 programme, GA no 815003), the Polish producer fjords. Including the recent supplies for operator Unibuss, the number of intends to maximise efforts Solaris vehicles will exceed half a thousand. Regardless of their lengths focused on the safety of automated Nearest future safety of passengers and the drivers vehicles, but also on increasing and drivelines, all buses are adjusted to covering routes in the coldest themselves. trust in and acceptance of those. of weathers. Already available for buses, the A well-integrated, interdisciplinary ADAS equipment is only a small Another project conducted by approach, connecting experts and section of what the engineers and Solaris in collaboration with the everyday users will help us face the Solaris kicked off supplies of Scandinavian Solaris buses, the Skaar, the Managing Director builders of Solaris are working on. Poznań University of Technology, technical and the non-technical 21 buses for its biggest client in new ones are equipped with of Solaris Norge AS which is in Another solution to be introduced is work on an advanced system of challenges. Solaris offers assistance Norway, the firm Unibuss AS. The a special Scandinavian thermal charge of after-sales maintenance in the near future is the Driver supporting accurate manoeuvres in creating test procedures and with carrier’s fleet already encompasses insulation package which impro- of the vehicles. State Monitoring system (DMS). The for city bus drivers, above all those outlining the guidelines regarding more than 250 vehicles of the ves the thermal comfort of cameras analysing the driver’s face driving electric buses. It consists the integration of systems in Urbino family and soon it will passengers while reducing the The first bus was delivered by will alert him or her, should the in the construction of a system of a vehicle, as well as with controlling increase by 15 standard-length energy consumption in the harsh Solaris to the Norwegian market 13 driver be distracted, keep looking concurrent self-locating and map autonomous systems on the test Solaris buses and 6 articulated weather. years ago. Today, there are several around or show signs of drowsiness, creation with detection of other track in line with previously set out ones. The newly delivered Urbinos hundred of these driving around and thus will substantially raise the road users, with the help of constant rules. included the 500th Solaris bus “I am extremely happy to present over a dozen cities in Norway. These supplied to Norway. more buses of our brand in the include vehicles with a length capital of Norway. The current ranging between 8.9 m and 18.75 m, All of the vehicles commissioned delivery is particularly important propelled by eco-friendly diesel by the carrier will be propelled by because in its course Scandinavia engines, low-emission vehicles with eco-friendly Euro 6 motors meeting will witness the long anticipated a hybrid and CNG drives, but also the most rigorous emission début of the latest version of the 14 Urbino electric buses. standard. Just like all of the other articulated city bus,” said Sverre

Thanks to Mobileye Shield+ device what the bus driver does not see in the mirror is pointed out to them by the system of smart In the picture: (from left) Javier Calleja, CEO of Solaris Bus & Coach; Knut Gunnar Dissen, Technical Director, Unibuss AS; cameras which constantly monitor the blind Sverre Skaar, Managing Director, Solaris Norge spots in a vehicle.

26 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 27 eSConnect bespoke solutions

Embracing the global development of the e-mobility market and the customer needs which we continuously monitor, Solaris engineers have ventured to design a very special product.

Comprehensive e-mobility Monitoring, diagnosis, in development is the possibility of solutions maintenance, optimisation perfecting applied solutions by the producer itself. The eSConnect is a modern system Designed by an interdisciplinary of remote diagnostics for electric team of Solaris experts, the Green, Silver, Gold buses dedicated to those Solaris up-to-date software represents clients who have decided to a multifaceted tool that enables The eSConnect is a comprehensive purchase emission-free vehicles. the efficient management of a fleet service. As part of a monthly of electric buses and the optimal subscription, the user may take eSConnect constitutes the expan- use thereof. The eSConnect is an advantage of the connection to the sion of Solaris’ existing offer of accurate diagnostics instrument, system, the transfer and storage of e-mobility solutions. The firm facilitating and supporting maint- data, the servicing system and the warrants a comprehensive offer in enance capacities. The methodically access to the remote maintenance this regard, starting with the drafting constructed base of physical service. Depending on the needs, of a feasibility study, through the performance data allows for the the eSConnect service can be supply of state-of-the-art Urbino conscious and economical use accessed by Solaris clients in three electric buses including the of the bus fleet by drivers and its variants: Green, Silver and Gold. complete charging infrastructure. management by operators. The The e-mobility service range is collected data allow customers completed by a cutting-edge system to accurately define the technical of remote diagnostics offered to requirements for buses used on customers precisely in the form of particular routes and lines. One the eSConnect. tangible benefit of the data base

28 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 29 Pinpointing needs Standing out among the many functionalities offered by the eSConnect system to users are:

access to vehicle data 01 in real time

monitoring of up-to-date operating parameters of the vehicle, such as energy consumption, 02 battery charging status, predicted range

03 real-time bus fleet location tracking

04 monitoring of routes of particular vehicles

generating statistics and reports on, i.a., the number of charging cycles and the time needed 05 to recharge batteries

real-time identification of defects or alerts 06 signalled by the vehicle on the driver’s panel

identification and analysis of possible faults 07 with notification of the operator

swift maintenance support – the Solaris service has remote access to diagnostic data which 08 substantially shortens the repair time

Technology of the future The data collected by the app are presented in a visually appealing It is worth noting that The existing functionalities of the form of charts and graphs. As the eSConnect system eSConnect do not determine the the functionalities of the app get may be installed both final shape of the application. The expanded, the current users will in every newly Solaris expert team is constantly be guaranteed regular updates. It developing new utilities, expanding is worth noting that the eSConnect produced electric bus, among others the base of available was fitted with an API interface as well as overviews and statistics. The that allows for its integration with in those already knowledge and experience of external programmes. delivered to customers. people involved in the development of this product directly affect its adjustment to the needs of both clients and the e-mobility market as such.

30 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 31 The distinctive and dynamic tram- applied to all bus and trolleybus of engineering feats, the creative look of buses in MetroStyle design models – of any length and with any force of designers and the strategic is a response to the latest trends in kind of driveline. This broad range goals of Management. The objective public transport. The vehicles in this of options enables a much bigger was to develop a bus model that design were specially developed to configuration freedom to customers. would unquestionably embody the cater to BRT systems. Also importantly, Solaris is able to Solaris DNA but at the same time ensure the same passenger load for have their own unique character. In The intention behind the change vehicles in the MetroStyle design, this regard, Solaris treats the new MetroStyle of the former design was simple as for the standard edition ones. MetroStyle look as the premium - to draw attention. The market design version within its product calls for bus models boasting an In spite of the new front design of portfolio. anew ambitious design, and thanks to the bus, the producer will maintain the new MetroStyle look operators the same work space comfort for At the Busworld 2019 in Brussels, will be able to clearly communicate drivers – in terms of seat position Solaris will present the new Solaris presented the new MetroStyle model, adapted to the fourth- to their customers that they are and driver cabin ergonomics. MetroStyle design on the bi- generation Urbino. The special design is earmarked above all for striving to ensure the best travel Instead of conventional mirrors, articulated Trollino 24 trolleybus. experience possible. Solaris will offer innovative This particular bus length will metropolitan Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes. The premiere vehicle to be cameras which will surely enhance be perfect for highly urbanised built in line with the new design is the Solaris Trollino 24, the longest It was also important for the the drivers’ comfort, but above all metropolises and for the busiest, producer not to create a separate safety. special fast routes. trolleybus on offer at Solaris and presented to the public for the first product dedicated solely to BRT time at the Busworld 2019 in Brussels. routes, but to develop a new, The new MetroStyle generation is metropolitan design that can be the result of the deep integration

32 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 33 Solaris started its journey towards the use of batteries in trolleybuses Gdynia, in charge of Innovations, electromobility in 2001, when the or the recharging when vehicles Marcin Wołek – deputy chairman of firm produced its first trolleybus. are hooked up to the traction the Gdynia City Council and Marta After the That vehicle had been ordered by line, i.e. the so-called In-Motion- Woronowicz of PKT Gdynia, who all local operator Przedsiębiorstwo Charging (IMC). During the three- spoke about the plans of the city Komunikacji Trolejbusowej in day conference, journalists had and of the operator to expand the Gdynia. Now, there are nearly 90 the opportunity to take a peek at trolleybus fleet in Gdynia. Thanks „Direction E-mobility” trolleybuses rambling across town; the first trolleybus produced by to this event, the audience were and next year, the PKT will receive Solaris and an absolute novelty in given a full set of information - a total novelty coming from Solaris the Trollino family – a 24-metre, ranging from the city strategy for – six Trollino super-trolleybuses. articulated trolleybus which was electromobility, up to the actual conference These novel vehicles represent the tested precisely there, on the implementation thereof. Also synergy of trolleybus and electric streets of Gdynia. speaking at the conference was bus. By organising this year’s Jürgen Lehmann, an independent conference “Direction e-mobility” The conference would have been expert of the association Trol- in Gdynia Solaris decided to hark back to incomplete if there had been no leymotion.eu who presented major its experience in manufacturing mention of Solaris’ achievements data of the trolleybus market, in trolleybuses – which are emission- in the electromobility sector, or of particular though the number of free vehicles that have been around première solutions and products trolleybus systems around the At the beginning of June , Solaris held its second conference titled for decades – and to invite its guests – the hydrogen-fuelled Urbino 12 world and in the EU, and the market to none other than Gdynia. This city hydrogen, the new High Energy+ shares of particular manufacturers. “Direction e-mobility”, and focusing on the company’s strategy, possesses an intricate trolleybus- batteries, characterised by a large though above all – on the vehicles and technical solutions of the focused public transport grid and energy capacity, or of the electric During the first conference of the manufacturer related to electromobility. This time the conference has been investing for years in bus fleet monitoring system “Direction e-mobility” cycle in 2018, its development, implementing eSConnect of Solaris’ own design. Solaris presented its portfolio of guests – dozens of specialist journalists from all across Europe – cutting-edge solutions. electric buses of the Urbino electric were invited to Gdynia where Solaris and local operator PKT Gdynia The speakers at the event included: family running on the streets of Solaris is currently the biggest Marek Gucia – deputy mayor of Cracow and of Jaworzno. presented the Trollino and the pertinent servicing infrastructure. producer of trolleybuses in the In the picture: Javier Calleja, CEO of Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. EU, and the meeting in Gdynia posed a unique opportunity to the firm to showcase its extensive experience in the production of the Trollino, as well as the advanced technologies, such as, for instance,

34 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 35 36 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 37 The road uses wireless communication EVolution Road to identify electric vehicles approaching Electric road and switches the power on in the rail segments directly underneath the towards the future vehicle.

Solaris Sverige AB, the representative of the Polish company Solaris Bus & Coach on the Swedish market, participates in an innovative project titled „EVolution Road” and concerning the construction of an electric road which automatically detects and charges electric vehicles. A Solaris- built trolleybus will be adapted for test drives on the ingenious road. The aim of the initiative is to test novel ways of electric vehicle charging and paving the way towards fossil-free transportation.

The road is equipped with segments of elec- tric rails. Power can only be supplied through the rail segments that the pick-up receiver installed in the vehicle is able to connect „EVolution Road” is an electric custom made conductive pick-up of the electric vehicle purchase and The pick-up receiver charges the with and through which it receives power. In road which will enable the battery receiver installed under the vehicle. operation. It also allows to save traction batteries in an In-Motion- all other segments in front of and behind the charging of buses – and eventually The construction of the demo site time as it is no longer necessary to Charging mode when connecting moving vehicle, the power will be turned off, of other electric vehicles – both starts in the first quarter of 2020 make regular stops to recharge the to the conductive electric rails making it safe to install this type of charging during rides and in stationary mode. and the entire project is scheduled batteries. installed on the road. both in cities and on highways. Initiated by the Swedish company to run for three years. The Elonroad AB together with the Faculty investment is worth EUR 9m in The installation interferes very of Engineering at the University of total and the procurer and main little with the existing urban Lund, this cutting-edge research and financer is the Swedish Transport infrastructure, since no masts or development project will be carried Administration. overhead wires are needed, and out in cooperation with members no side-rails will be necessary to of the industry, academia and The road uses wireless com- protect from potential collisions public sector. The test vehicle used munication to identify electric with pantograph charger masts. in the project is a Solaris trolleybus. vehicles approaching and switches The plans assume that charges for on power in the rail segments using the electric road will be made The demonstration site is to be directly underneath the vehicle. automatically thanks to wireless situated in the city of Lund in Power can only be supplied through com-munication between the southern Sweden, where a one one concrete rail segment the pick- vehicle and the road. kilometre long section of the road up receiver installed in the vehicle will be equipped with electric is able to connect with and through Apart from Solaris, the partners of rails, each of them one meter which it receives power. In all other this project that is truly innovative long. A specially developed pick- segments in front and behind the on a global scale include the Faculty up aggregate will be built into moving vehicles, the power will be of Engineering at Lund University, the chassis of the Solaris Trollino turned off, making it safe to install the Swedish National Road and trolleybus selected for test drives. this type of charging both in cities Transport Research Institute, Lund The traction batteries of the and on highways. municipality, Elonroad, Innovation vehicle will be charged as the pick- Skåne AB, Kraftringen Energi AB, up receiver under the trolleybus Among the main advantages of this Ramboll AB and Skånetrafiken. connects with the conductive rail type of in-motion charging is the installed in the road. Solaris will fact that it significantly reduces be responsible for developing the the need for a large number of technical integration between the traction batteries. This in turn onboard charging systems and the results in reduced weight and cost

38 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 39 Solaris Optiline Solaris original spare parts line

Extensive market experience MPK Kraków bets on Optiline Nearly two years since its market launch, the Optiline spare parts One of the customers banking on line has established itself as Optiline is operator MPK Kraków. a strong brand, enjoying the trust With years of experience under its of customers. The products bearing belt, the municipal carrier owns the Solaris logo already account a fleet of 560 vehicles in total, for millions of kilometres covered, including 400 Solaris buses in billions of braking motions and diverse configurations. countless litres of cleansed fluids and air. “Our first experience with Optiline products has shown that they meet So far, Solaris has supplied 19,000 the requirements set forth for brake pad sets and over 24,000 them,” declares Krzysztof Wieczorek, filters used for various purposes. who manages the bus depot in They have ended up with customers Cracow district Płaszów. “We have all across, and even beyond, Europe. a full guarantee that these products And it is precisely the customers fit the vehicle and can replace on each of the markets Solaris original assembly parts,” he adds. Our first experience with Optiline operates on who test the efficiency products has shown that they meet of the Optiline gear. Therefore, they MPK Kraków is one of the biggest the requirements set forth for them. have proven their effectiveness public transport operators in We have a full guarantee that these in countries with radically Poland. Every day, a huge fleet different weather conditions, of public transport vehicles roll products fit the vehicle and can which considerably affects the out onto Cracow streets. It was replace original assembly parts. performance of consumables. in those challenging conditions that the real effectiveness of Krzysztof Wieczorek Optiline products was confirmed. managing the bus depot in Cracow Brake pads installed in vehicles of MPK Kraków have achieved district Płaszów mileages of up to 120,000 km.

40 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 41 Interestingly, they have been remarks Petros Spinaris, managing quality also during the process installed not only in Solaris buses board member of Solaris Bus of vehicle operation. By providing but also in vehicles of other brands. & Coach, in charge of Sales and stable rides even on the most bumpy MPK Kraków went for Solaris brake After Sales. of roads, noise-free operation of pads to begin with. Since then the brake system when approaching it has been gradually extending More than servicing costs bus stops and thoroughly cleaned experiments to include other air in the passenger compartment,

Optiline spare parts, testing also “We notice increasingly that, apart the producer aims to ensure the www.solarisbus.com filters and air bellows in its vehicles. from effectiveness and price, our highest travel quality. In this way, Thanks to the fact that the range of customers also pay attention to together with carriers, Solaris seeks Optiline products is so diverse, it the fact that it is the right selection to convince city dwellers of the is possible to use them in vehicles of operating components that benefits of public transport. with diverse equipment. This is influences the travel comfort of particularly important since the passengers,” Spinaris adds. fleets of most carriers encompass vehicles of varied configurations The brake pads, air bellows, air- conditioning filters or filters “It has been a huge distinction affecting the quality of exhaust for us that MPK Kraków went for gases, directly contribute to this. products of the Optiline range. We Thanks to extensive laboratory and are extremely glad we meet the field tests, products of the Optiline expectations of that customer, also gamut have been refined to a point in terms of after-sales services,” where they represent the highest

42 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Full Repair & Maintenance huge complications for the clients who do the maintenance Contract customer. This, too, can be avoided of their vehicles themselves, and if one commissions the repair and those who commission it to Solaris Owing to the complexity of the maintenance of the vehicles to service workshops, can now take maintenance process, in particular Solaris Service. Depending on the advantage of a new solution – Servicing buses for alternative drive vehicles, more form of the contract and on the the remote diagnostics system and more customers decide to technical resources, these repairs eSConnect. For more details on that hand over the whole maintenance are then performed either in product see pages 28-31. service to Solaris experts (under the customer’s repair shop or at with alternative a so-called Repair & Maintenance a Solaris service point. In addition, Contract). This is a perfect solution the years of experience and direct for customers who lack adequately contact with suppliers help shorten drivelines trained personnel or who are too the response time and thus result inexperienced with regard to the in faster repairs. latest technologies. Usually, adding an electric drive vehicle to one’s fleet eSConnect necessarily calls for the immediate restocking of the workshop with The key to shortening the repair As the market of alternative drive vehicles is developing, Solaris’ sees more new infrastructure, which means time is a correct diagnosis. Both and more operators concerned with the well-being of the environment choose green technologies joining its circle of clients. However, new drivelines also mean new challenges. The maintenance of low- or zero- emission vehicles can differ strongly from the maintenance of diesel vehicles. That is precisely why Solaris offers extensive expert support in the area of alternative drivelines; these specialists help optimise maintenance service.

The maintenance of alternative infrastructure, as well as certificates vehicles in the customer’s in-house drive vehicles is a complex process and experience of staffers. In the repair shops. Possible limitations which Solaris learned step by case of electric vehicles, these to the authorisation are merely step, just like other suppliers did. criteria are in practice much more an expression of concern for the The producer has signed over 100 restrictive than those regarding the safety of the technical personnel contracts with customers for the servicing of diesel models. Often carrying out maintenance and that supply of electric vehicles, and this is determined by occupational of passengers. dozens of contracts for the supply health and safety regulations, of hybrid vehicles. This experience for instance provisions requiring All areas in which the customer allows the firm to realistically adequate safety precautions when may perform repairs are clearly assess the possibilities of vehicle working on the roof, i.e. for work on specified in the maintenance servicing, to advise clients and to heights of over 3 metres. Pursuant contract. Solaris offers technical help them prepare for the operation to binding regulations, the staff, trainings, conducted by experienced of new vehicles. too, has to be adequately trained specialists, for each of these fields. and must possess respective Other aspects of maintenance are Solaris authorises its clients to certificates for work involving fully covered by Solaris. In this perform repairs of buses based on electrical appliances. All these respect, the firm offers full support a series of specific criteria. What issues determine the scope of the and endeavours to see this support is of importance is the scope of authorisation granted to customers reach the customer as soon as technical resources, the possessed to carry out repairs of electric possible. That is why the network of maintenance service providers is organised in such a way as to offer customers assistance on many levels. Obviously, first contact occurs through a local Solaris service point which is also supported by experienced, locally operating technicians. In complicated cases, reinforcement arrives in the form of mobile service workers (flying doctors).

44 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 45 We work together Solaris’ – we train together volunteers – we win together! helping again Report on the Poznań Business Run 2019

The “Green Dachshund Foundation – for the rescue of the defenceless”, established and run by Solaris, is summing up the result of an in-house fundraiser for children and youths of the Sociotherapy On 8 September, at exactly 10.30 01:02:02 – against nearly 750 teams persons. The race route in Poznań a.m., the Business Run 2019 kicked taking part. As the participants said ran along the right bank of the river Centre in Gołańcz. off in Poznań. Of the nearly 750 themselves, to them, the Business Warta, whereas the start/finish line teams, each consisting of 5 persons, Run provided not only a chance to was located under the Roch bridge. a total of four represented Solaris. support a worthy goal and a reason Employees of Solaris had once again It is not the first time that Solaris armed conflict in 2015, as well as Six women and 14 men were among to increase their physical activity, the opportunity to get involved in employees have got involved in regular fund-raisers for employees the 20 Solaris runners representing but also a great opportunity for an employee volunteering project volunteering. Among the similar in need and for the pupils of the various departments. Each of the inter-departmental integration. and they participated in a gig for the campaigns, one should mention Special School in Kowanówko. representatives was to run a 3400 wards of the Sociotherapy Centre in participation in the programme The fundraiser completed just metres in the relay race. The Business Run is a business Gołańcz. The theme of the fund- “My Own Place” which involved now marks the announcement charity relay race which is held in raising event was sports equipment, the make-over of the room of an of further campaigns of the Dressed in company caps and nine Polish cities on the same day in an effort to pitch physical activity elderly resident of the Nursing company regarding social corporate T-shirts of Solaris, the runners and at the same time. The money The best Solaris team th among the children under the care Home in Poznań, humanitarian aid responsibility. scored very well. The team ‘Solaris raised in fees for start-up kits is came 7 against nearly of the centre. Under the pretext of for Ukrainian citizens during the 01’ came seventh with a time of spent on support for disabled 750 teams taking part! spring cleanups, employees of the firm were able to hand down their own contributions in kind. What is more, the foundation sponsored the purchase of bikes. The campaign met with huge interest, which is why, during the fund-raiser, the organisers collected bikes, roller blades, scooters and other sports gear worth in total nearly PLN 15,000.

“Employee voluntary service is an idea that is deeply ingrained in the DNA of Solaris. I am proud that there are so many among our staff willing to provide selfless help. I hope that the gear handed out will make it possible for the pupils to spend time actively,” notes Alicja Malewicz- Pełczyńska, Director of Marketing Communication and member of the Board of the Green Dachshund Foundation.

46 / Customer Magazine / Autumn 2019 Autumn 2019 / Customer Magazine / 47 Shaping the future of mobility Voith Electrical Drive System

The future of mobility is being driven by the need for an efficient way of transport – whether by road or rail. With our customer in focus, we are providing future-orientated solutions that drive the mobility market.

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