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From 2025, high-voltage batteries will be mass-produced at the traditional MAN site in Nuremberg. The first battery pack was symbolically screwed into place by Minister President Dr Markus Söder and MAN CEO Alexander Vlaskamp.

When childhood dreams come true: MAN enabled 20 up-and-coming players to experience an unforgettable day with FC Bayern München – including training with team ambassador Claudio Pizarro.

Charging technology for e-buses is making great progress. Soon the electricity could even come from above. Read here how that works!

The market for electric buses is growing, but most buses in public transport still run on diesel. There is a lot of potential for climate protection.

Reducing CO2 emissions is one of the most urgent tasks for MAN. Fabian Heidinger explains why we are working intensively on this issue and how we are living up to our social responsibility.  

MAN is using the eMobility Centre to develop its series production of electric trucks. An interview with the head of this new production hall on the opportunities of electric mobility.

The MAN eMobility Centre is opened: MAN is testing the series manufacture of e-trucks in Munich and training its employees with innovative know-how. The electric era has arrived.

The Lion's City E proved its range strength during the MAN Efficiency Run. The electric bus travelled over 500 km under real conditions.

MAN will be presenting prototype hydrogen trucks as early as summer 2021. A fuel cell drive will for the first time enable fully emission-free transport in long-distance traffic.

Crowded streets, winding alleys, multi-lane avenues? An electric MAN eTGE whizzes through Paris delivering parcels for DHL Express France - with zero emissions.

It protects values and the climate: a MAN eTGE is in use as the world's first armored electric money transporter at Prosegur.

The recycling of electric batteries has not yet been finally solved. Dr. Johannes Öhl from Fraunhofer IWKS gives an overview of the possibilities so far. Learn more here!

VW Group board members spent a day in Hamburg experiencing the future of mobility. Dr Herbert Diess, Andreas Tostmann and Gunnar Kilian took a close look at innovations from the VW Group in the fields of electrification and automation.

In the Netherlands, contractor G. Zuurmond relies on electric gritting vehicles from MAN - and thus ensures quiet safety.

Electric mobility has gained a foothold in public transport. A conversation with MAN Head of Business Unit Bus Rudi Kutcha.

Delivered on time without traffic jams, noise or exhaust fumes: Why the MAN eTGM is perfect for distribution transport at night. Learn more about the field test.

Following the corona test mobile, MAN has now developed a vaccination mobile. The all-electric MAN eTGE brings the corona vaccination and medical staff to patients who cannot get to the vaccination center.

Firefighters make a cutting attempt on a MAN electric bus to create a rescue guide. Find out more here.

Environmentally friendly, simple and efficient: MAN's e-buses, e-trucks and e-vans are increasingly being used emission-free and efficiently. You can find out here, where.

Letters and parcels are already being delivered here with MAN eTGE: A conversation with Thomas J. Ernst of the Swiss Post about his experiences with e-mobility.

Making green mobility profitable: Stefan Sahlmann, the expert for e-mobility explains in an interview why the transition in the transport sector is about much more than just clean trucks and buses.

With clear features, the MAN designers have ensured that the MAN Lion’s City E differs clearly from the conventional city bus. Stephan Schönherr explains what defines the design of the electric bus.

Ganz andere Regeln als für Pkw: Für Nutzfahrzeuge hält die Verkehrswende andere Herausforderungen bereit. Welche Konsequenzen hat der Umstieg auf alternative Antriebe für Busse und Lkw? Ein Ausblick. 

How can a city convert to e-buses? Head of MAN Transport Solutions Stefan Sahlmann in an interview about the challenges of the mobility industry.

On the 50-year anniversary of the electric bus, MAN is releasing its Lion's City E onto the streets as an e-bus ready for series production, thus once again offering e-mobility the chance for a breakthrough.

Climate protection is a human duty. 197 states have agreed to keep global warming below two degrees Celsius. The distribution industry and public transport are among the forerunners. Only with zero-emission commercial vehicles can they meet the requirements. This is a clear argument in favour of e-mobility.

Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) relies on the electrically powered MAN eTGE for electromobility and climate protection. Our practical test reveals how the MAN eTGE are doing.

Clean mobility in heavy-duty commercial vehicles: A transformation of commercial and public transport vehicles poses different challenges to those that are already evident for private cars. Which alternatives to the diesel engine hold the greatest potential and what are the consequences of conversion? A look into the near future.

Anyone wanting to avoid costly mistakes when converting to electric mobility has to plan with a long-term perspective. MAN Transport Solutions can help with this.

Hamburg is showing the way and is once again one of the German pioneers in mobility of the future. Find out here how MAN is helping the Hanseatic city to make public transport even more sustainable.

5 days, 9 electric buses and critical experts: A report on the unique e-bus test with the new MAN Lion's City 12E.

Since mid-September, SPAR has been testing a fully electric MAN TGM 26.360 E in daily distribution transport in the Austrian city of Graz.

The wholesale group METRO Austria is another partner to the MAN eTruck project, testing out a TGM 26.360 E in the Vienna metropolitan area.

They are clean and quiet, flexible and powerful: electric trucks could soon conquer the streets in modern cities. MAN is developing the right vehicles for this – and using practical testing to prepare for series production.

Kakha Kaladze has won virtually everything there is to win in football. Now he runs the Georgian capital Tbilisi and wants to take its local transport into the 21st century. He has chosen MAN as a partner for his mission.