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ExquiCity is a dialogue between people, technology and its operational area. It integrates seamlessly in the modern urban environment and offers a truly exquisite way of travelling.
Timeless, straight-forward and aerodynamic in appearance.
A true challenger for light rail in modern urban areas.
Operational under varying circumstances in a dynamic environment.
The timeless and elegant design clearly distinguishes Exqui.City from traditional buses. It emphasises smooth and safe travel through the modern urban environment. Fluid lines, diffused lighting and an advanced ergonomic interior are all crucial to making the trip a relaxing experience for the passengers.
The unrivalled flexibility of Van Hool is reflected in the Exqui.City Design Mettis. The flexible platform gives the opportunity to develop a custom made exterior. The design characteristics of the exterior seamlessly continue in the interior. Doing so the vehicle becomes the reflection of your city’s vision on public transport.
turning radius at body corner
3.300 mm / 11.15'
330 mm / 13.38"
2.280 mm / 11.15'
6.600 mm / 4.910 mm
21.65 ' / 16.11'
1.900 mm / 6.23'
3.400 mm / 11.15'
12.150 mm / 39.86'
turning radius at body corner
11.400 mm / 37.40'
5.195 mm / 17.04'
≈18.500 kg (trolley version)
number of access doors
10 tires: 275/70 - R22,5
The heart of the Exqui.City is the Multi Propulsion Platform, designed to accommodate the latest and greenest alternative propulsion technologies. With this flexible platform Van Hool confirms its experience in integrating new, more efficient and reliable technologies. Every configuration is driven by electric traction.
The Multi Propulsion Platform allows the operator to choose the most optimal and realistic solution. The city characteristics and topography are important factors that influence the motorisation of the Exqui.City.
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World première: fully electric Van Hool Exqui.City trambus
Electric trambus will be unveiled during Transports Publics in Paris (14 June 2016)
Koningshooikt - Van Hool, the independent manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, will be showcasing its first fully electric trambus, Exqui.City, at “Transports Publics 2016”, the international trade fair for public transport, which will be held in Paris from 14 to 16 June. This brand new trambus is 18.61 metres long, carries 107 passengers and has a range of 120 km. The order for 2 fully electric Exqui.City trambuses will be completed this summer for Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein GmbH (VHH), a local public transport company from Hamburg, Germany.
Van Hool builds 30 trambuses for Belfast
30 single-articulated Exqui.Citys (18m length) with hybrid diesel-electric drive
First right-hand drive trambuses for the United Kingdom
Delivery scheduled for mid-2018
Koningshooikt - Van Hool, the Belgian independent manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, has secured a contract with the Department for Regional Development of Northern Ireland for the delivery to Belfast Rapid Transit (BRT) of 30 single-articulated Exqui.City hybrid trambuses. Delivery of the vehicles is scheduled for 2018.
Van Hool to build 20 electric tram-buses for Linz (Austria)
Van Hool, the independent bus, coach and industrial vehicle manufacturer located in Koningshooikt, Belgium, has reached an agreement with LINZ AG LINIEN, the public transport operator in the Austrian city of Linz and the surrounding area. The agreement concerns the supply of twenty 24-metre, double-articulated, fully electric and zero-emissions Exqui.City tram-buses. Delivery of the first prototypes of the tram-buses is planned for the first half of 2017. All vehicles are to be in service on lines 41, 43, 45 and 46 in Linz, and the wider area, towards the end of 2019.
Shipment of 14 Exqui.City buses to Martinique has started
Van Hool designs the public transport of the future
Van Hool will present a concept model of the Exqui.City, the so-called “tram-bus” representing high-level public transport, at the biennial UITP Congress in Milan, Italy (June 8-10, 2015 at the MiCo - Milano Congressi). With this concept model, Van Hool offers a solution to the ever increasing demands of passengers and public transport companies for comfortable, punctual, flexible, environmentally-friendly and cost-effective public transport.
Van Hool is set to build 2 electric 'Exqui.City' tram-buses for Hamburg
Van Hool has concluded a very significant order for the development and production of 2 fully electric Exqui.Citys known as 'tram-buses'; which will be used in Hamburg, in Germany. These are the very first 2 models of the Exqui.City that will run 100% on electric power. Both of the Exqui.Citys will be delivered early 2016 and will be in operation on the busiest bus route in Hamburg the M3 line. VHH and Hochbahn, the 2 local public transport companies that jointly manage a fleet of around 1,500 buses, are striving to run exclusively emission-free buses by 2020.
Van Hool delivers first ExquiCity 24 Bergen
In Bergen (Norway) Van Hool has delivered 2 Exqui.Citys- the 24-metre hybrid version with a biogas-electric engine - which will both be operational in the second half of 2014.
Scania unveils new Van Hool Scania ExquiCity
In collaboration with Scania, we created the Van Hool Scania ExquiCity. It 's a new way to travel. The bus operates on either gas or biogas to provide a low-level environmental impact.
The bus features a futuristic design and focuses on maximum passenger comfort with spacious interiors and the transport flexibility of a tram.
These buses are in line with the sustainable image Scania stands for.
Inauguration Exqui.City 18 Parma
The Exqui.City for TEP, an 18 meter trolley bus, was officially inaugurated in Parma on 22th April. They will provide a new and efficient way of transportation for people in Parma. There will be a total of 10 Exqui.City's in operation in Parma.
Van Hool delivers first hybrid "tram-bus" to Malmö
Van Hool, independent manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, has delivered a first Exqui.City to the city of Malmö (Sweden). In the coming weeks, 15 of these 24-metre hybrid (biogas-electric) tram-buses will be shipped to Malmö via the port of Zeebruges (Belgium).
On Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at 9:00 AM, the 1st Exqui.city tpg (transports publics genevois) in Geneva (Switzerland) was officially inaugurated in presence of Mr. Luc Barthassat, Secretary of State in charge of Environment, Mobility and agriculture, Mr. Bertrand Favre, Mayor of Grand-Saconnex and Mme, Anita Frei, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors at tpg.
Van Hool wins 3 ECW awards at Busworld 2013 with Exqui.City design Mettis
Van Hool wins 3 ECW awards at Busworld 2013 for its innovative bus platform Exqui.City design Mettis.
• The Grand Bus Award 2013
• The Comfort Label 2013
• The Design Label 2013
On Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Mettis, the new public transport-system in Metz (France) was officially inaugurated, in presence of Mr. Jean-Marc Ayrault the French Prime Minister, Mr. Jean-Luc Bohl, President of Metz Métropole et Mr. Dominique Gros, le Maire de Metz et vice-President of Metz Métropole.
Van Hool presents first “Exqui.City design Geneva” for TPG at UITP congress
Van Hool is presenting the first example of the new Exqui.City design Geneva (TPG) at the biennial UITP congress in Geneva, Switzerland (26-30 May 2013 at Palexpo, Geneva). It is an 18-metre, articulated trolley version of the Exqui.City, of which the company responsible for public transport in the canton of Geneva, TPG or les Transports Publics Genevois, has ordered a total of 33.
Sales-Lentz Luxembourg ordered 5 Exqui.City diesel-hybrid buses
The public transport company Sales-Lentz of the Luxembourg city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ordered 5 diesel-hybrid buses from Van Hool.
Van Hool presents the Exqui.City Design Mettis at Transports Publics 2012
Van Hool is previewing the Exqui.City Design Mettis at Transports Publics, the biennial European mobility exhibition in Paris (Porte de Versailles, from 5 to 7 June 2012) for the public transport sector. It is a 24 metre long, bi-articulated bus with a diesel-hybrid drive system that will be used for public transport in and round the city of Metz (France) from September 2013. Mettis, Metz’s public transport project, has ordered 27 Exqui.City buses.
Van Hool to build 15 hybrid “tram-buses” for Malmö
Van Hool has signed a contract with Nobina, the largest passenger transport company in Scandinavia, to supply 15 CNG hybrid Exqui.Citys that will be used to carry passengers in Malmö and the Skane region in Sweden from June 2014.
TMB Barcelona ordered 3 Exqui.City diesel-hybrid buses
The public transport company TMB of the Spanish city of Barcelona ordered 3 diesel-hybrid buses from Van Hool. The deliveries will start in the first quarter of 2013.
T.E.P. Parma ordered 9 Exqui.City hybrid trolley buses
The public transport company T.E.P. (Trasporti pubblici Parma) of the northern Italian city of Parma ordered 9 hybrid trolley buses from Van Hool and Vossloh Kiepe. The two partners have many years of experience with trolleybus projects. The deliveries will start from mid 2012.
Van Hool presents his ExquiCity bus platform setting new standards for new BRT projects (Bus Rapid Transit).
At the UITP congress and exhibition in Dubai iVan Hool presents the ExquiCity concept.
Besides the existing comprehensive range of buses for public transport Van Hool now launches a Multi Propulsion Platform that serves as the basis for the vehicles for BRT Projects. The specific design and the special interior give the necessary cachet to high level public transport.
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ExquiCity in the media
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