The Foxtron Model T is an

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, a joint venture of

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and

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, as the first commercial vehicle on the MIH Open Platform. The prototype was unveiled in October 2021 and the first production unit was delivered to Kaohsiung Bus in March 2022.

History

In July 2021, Foxtron signed a memorandum of understanding with San-Ti Group (三地集團); the Kaohsiung Bus (高雄客運) unit of San-Ti would be the first client to receive the bus, then known as E-bus, for trial use, and the North-Star International (北基國際) unit of San-Ti would develop and install electric vehicle charging infrastructure. A prototype bus, renamed to Model T, was shown that October, and the first vehicle was delivered to Kaohsiung Bus in March 2022, with capacity to produce up to 150 buses by the end of that year. The Model T earned a

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from the

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in 2022. By the end of 2023, Model T buses had entered service in

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, Taitung,

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, and

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Design

Foxtron claims the Model T has a range of and can traverse a maximum

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of 25 percent while fully loaded, with a top speed of . For that range, the traction battery has a storage capacity of 400 kW-hr, with a maximum charging rate of 130 kW. It is based on the MIH Open Platform.

Operators

Taiwan

*Taipei Bus *Metropolitan Transport Corporation *San Chung Bus *Hsinchu Science Park Shuttle Bus *Taichung Bus *Yuanlin Bus *Tainan Bus *Singing Bus *Kaohsiung Bus *Puyuma Transportation *Bus Management Office of Kinmen

Indonesia

*Indika Energyhttps://www.busfocus.info/world/%E9%B4%BB%E6%B5%B7%E9%9B%BB%E5%8B%95%E5%B7%B4%E5%A3%AB%E7%8F%BE%E8%BA%AB%E5%8D%B0%E5%B0%BC%E5%B3%87%E9%87%8C%E5%B3%B6/

References

External links

* {{cite press release , url=https://www.foxconn.com/en-us/press-center/events/ev-events/643 , title=Foxtron Vehicle Technologies and North-Star International, Kaohsiung Bus Company of San-Ti Group Collaborating on green transportation , date=July 6, 2021 , publisher=Hon Hai Technology Group Electric buses Foxtron vehicles