Mersen chosen by Alstom to equip first 100% electric bus
Electrical power and advanced materials specialist Mersen has been chosen to equip Aptis, Alstom’s new 100% electric bus.
Electrical power and advanced materials specialist Mersen has been chosen to equip Aptis, Alstom’s new 100% electric bus.
Aptis is a 100% electric mobility solution developed by Alstom, intended for the European market, which represents a potential of 7,000 units per year until 2025.
Mersen is the provider selected to supply the laminated busbars used to connect the power converters that equip the Aptis buses.
This latest achievement is a milestone in more than 20 years of collaboration between Mersen and the development teams at Alstom that has also earned Mersen’s Pontarlier site in France the award of 'Trusted Supplier' of Alstom.
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