Ankai G9

Ankai G912
Manufacturer	Ankai
Years in operation	TBC
Operators	—
Technical Data
Length	12 metre
Motor	ZF AVE 130
Battery	CATL LFP (Capacity 383kWh)
Accessibility	Low Floor
Emission Standard	Zero tailpipe emissions

An electric, low-floor single-deck bus with three doors was first spotted in Singapore in late January 2023. Built by Chinese manufacturer Anhui Ankai Automobile Co., Ltd.（安徽安凯汽车）, the bus bears the Lush Green livery of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) public bus fleet and comes fitted with three passenger doors.

The bus was formerly identified as the Ankai G912 based on the badging at the rear of the bus. In the later months following its arrival in Singapore, the bus badging was changed to Ankai G9. Local distributor HS Electric Bus Pte. Ltd. also listed the bus as “Ankai G9” on its website. The confirmed model name will be updated in due time when the bus is formally registered.

Background

Ankai is a bus manufacturer based in Anhui, China, primarily building buses for the domestic market. As an early adopter of electric buses, the company has been selling such vehicles since 2004. The company’s latest offering, the Ankai G9 electric citybus series, can be configured in both left-hand drive and right-hand drive versions and be equipped with up to three passenger doors.

As for the broader electric bus market in Singapore, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) last procured 60 electric buses in 2018. Having been built with LTA specifications, this bus will almost certainly be offered to LTA as a trial, in line with LTA’s ongoing efforts to rapidly electrify the public bus fleet. Half of all public buses will be electric by 2030, which is about 3,000 buses.

Specifications

According to bus specifications listed online by local distributor HS Electric Bus Pte. Ltd. (Hong Seh Motors), the 12-metre Ankai G9 integrates major subcomponents from established suppliers, such as an electric drivetrain and brakes from ZF, air suspension and braking systems from WABCO, power steering from Bosch, and traction batteries from CATL.

* = specifications quoted by HS Electric Bus, subject to confirmation

The bus uses CATL Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries for a driving range of up to 300 km. These batteries are mounted on the roof and rear of the bus. Charging time from 20% to 80% is 2.5 hours @ DC 150 kW. For the drivetrain, the bus uses the ZF AVE 130 electric portal axle with two wheel hub motors, providing an output of around 245 kW.

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Other 3-Door electric buses in Singapore:

• BYD B12
• CRRC TEG6125BEV03
• FTBCI 3-door Electric Bus for Singapore
• LexSWITCH E12 SD
• Linkker LM312
• MAN 3-door Electric Bus for Singapore
• Volvo BZL – SC Neustar City
• Zhongtong LCK6126EVG

References:

• Models – HS Electric Bus (hseb.sg)
• 产品中心_安凯客车｜安心车 凯旋路 (ankai.com)