CAIO’S ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES ARE INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME

2024-04-03 Caio has manufactured the first electric school buses in the country, called eMillennium. These buses are 100% Brazilian, equipped with electric traction, Eletra electrification, Weg engine, and batteries. This achievement marks an important milestone for Brazilian electromobility.

The two models, one with a Mercedes-Benz chassis, and the other with a Volkswagen chassis, were introduced to the public for the first time at the C-Move event held in Brasília, DF, on March 19 and 20, 2004, causing a stir among the authorities, businesspersons, and specialists in sustainable energy matrix transportation who attended the event.

In addition to being modern, high-tech and sustainable, the new models are designed to provide passengers with comfort and quieter rides, with the primary goal of transporting students with safety and quality.

Electric school buses that were introduced
The 9,690-centimeter eMillennium model, with a VW 17230 full air chassis, with capacity for 39 seated passengers, a driver, one seat for wheelchair users and another for their companion. It has a range of up to 140 kilometers, and it also uses regenerative charging to harness energy from braking.

On the other hand, the eMillennium on a Mercedes-Benz OF-1721 chassis is 11,380- centimeter long and has a capacity for 51 seated passengers, a driver, one seat for wheelchair users and another for their companion. It has a range of 110 to 120 kilometers, and it can be recharged while on the move.
For the greater comfort of the students, both buses are equipped with air conditioning, upholstered seats equipped with notebook compartment in the back, steel slots for backpacks, and special sealing against dust.

They are fully accessible, and have a semi-automatic lift to facilitate the transportation of students with disabilities.

Other items provide even greater safety, such as parking sensors on the rear bumper, valance sun visors for the drivers, windshield demister with cold and warm air, external cameras on the front grid, rear cover, and over the door.

They are also equipped with technological multiplex keyboards that facilitate the control of several bus elements to the driver, USB sockets on the side walls, and a complete setup for Wi-Fi, with a router.

José Gildo Vendramini (Zezinho), sales national manager at Caio, and one of the mentors of this initiative, comments: “The project is a great opportunity for the country to count on sustainable urban school buses, providing a more efficient and less polluting transportation, in line with the new trends of urban mobility”.

Caio Press Consultancy | March 2024

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