The Heuliez GX 437 is a single-decker bus made by the French bus manufacturer Heuliez Bus designed for use in public transport, and is the articulated version of the Heuliez GX 337. The GX 437 is the successor to the Heuliez GX 427, which went out of production at the end of 2013. Diesel, Hybrid and Electric powered versions of the GX 437 exist.[1][2]
| Heuliez GX 437 | |
|---|---|
 Heuliez GX 437 Hybrid in France | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Heuliez Bus |
| Production | 2014–Present |
| Assembly | Rorthais, Deux-Sèvres, France |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Integral |
| Doors | 3 or 4 |
| Floor type | Low floor Low entry |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 17,980 mm (58 ft 11.9 in) |
| Width | 2,550 mm (8 ft 4.4 in) |
| Height | 3,300 mm (10 ft 9.9 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Heuliez GX 427 |
Together with the GX 137 and GX 337 the Heuliez GX 437 forms a series called Access BUS 3rd generation.
Design and characteristics
editThe bus was designed on a Iveco Bus Urbanway 18-chassis. As a result, the bus has the same properties as the Iveco Bus Urbanway. In June 2014, it was presented at the European Mobility Exhibition at Villepinte Exhibition Center.[3] Three-door and four-door versions of the bus exist.
The electric busses are equipped with a 160/200 kW electric traction motor and with an energy & power Li-ion NMC battery system (250 kWh).[4] The bus can run 120 km on a single charge and can optionally be recharged with an on-board pantograph,[5] but conventional or a mix of both charging options are also available.
In addition to the standard region-/city bus design the bus is also available in a HOV/BRT (Bus Rapid Transit)-design,[6] which is being marketed as the "GX LINIUM" series.[7]
Production
editAll Heuliez GX 437 are built at the Heuliez Bus factory in Rorthais, Deux-Sèvres, France.[8] In the future only the electric version will be produced, production of the diesel version will be phased out.[6]
Operators
editThe Heuliez GX 437 is used primarily in Europe, mainly by French public transport companies.[9]
In The Netherlands electric versions of the bus are operated by Qbuzz in Utrecht and Groningen,[10][11][12] In Norway the electric version is used in Trondheim since 2019.[13]
Related types
edit- Heuliez GX 137
- Heuliez GX 337
References
edit- ^ Hofmann, Peter (5 August 2014). Hybridfahrzeuge: Ein alternatives Antriebssystem für die Zukunft. ISBN 9783709117804.
- ^ "BAE SYSTEMS FOCUS ON HOW TO SPECIFY A FULL-E" (PDF). www.transportengineer.org.uk.
- ^ "6th European Mobility Exhibition in PARIS".
- ^ BAE Systems. "Tech Talk: How to specify a full-electric bus for zero-emissions operations".
- ^ Stevens, Lorene. "Innovation Brings Electric Buses To The Streets Of Netherlands". Daily CSR.
- ^ a b MEYER, Olivier (November 4, 2021). "Heuliez Bus : cap sur l'électromobilité". transbus.org.
- ^ "Heuliez Bus".
- ^ "Heuliez: E-Busse machen 2020 ein Drittel der Produktion aus". busplaner. 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Heuliez GX 437". transbus.org. 13 March 2023.
- ^ "HEULIEZ BUS receives largest order to date for its newly launched electric citybuses". finance.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Utrecht verwelkomt elektrische bussen van Franse fabrikant". OVPro.nl. 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Qbuzz: more than 160 ebuses in the Netherlands". Sustainable Bus. March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Tide Buss in Norway orders to new fully electric citybuses". Intelligent Transport.
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