On December 6, 2024, in Saint Petersburg, the keys to KAMAZ electric bus with night charging were handed over to the St. Petersburg State Unitary Enterprise "Passagiravtotrans". The trial operation of the eco-friendly vehicle will continue for a month and can be extended based on the test results. The first tests of KAMAZ electric bus with night charging in Saint Petersburg took place in March this year.

This electric bus has retained all the advantages of the classic KAMAZ-6282 model, but it charges at night, after hours. This type of electric buses has an increased capacity of traction batteries, which implies a large amount of mileage on a single charge. The range of the electric bus is 250 km. Energy is stored in lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) rechargeable batteries with an energy capacity of 499 kWh. The electric synchronous motor has permanent magnets as part of an electric axle with a power of 2x180 kW. The advantage of the new vehicle is the reduction of environmental and acoustic load on the urban environment, the electric bus has no harmful emissions and moves almost silently. Passenger capacity of the electric bus is up to 85 people, with 35 seats. The charging takes 5 hours in Mode 4 mode via the CCS Combo2 connector, with a charge power of 100 kW.

NAPI (National Industrial Information Agency)