MAN Lands Biggest Electric Bus Order Yet in Spain with EMT Valencia

Spain, 18 July 2025: MAN Truck & Bus, one of Europe’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers and a pioneer in sustainable transport solutions, has secured its largest electric bus order in Spain to date. The company has signed a major agreement with EMT Valencia, the city’s public transport operator, to deliver 84 new city buses, including 57 fully electric Lion’s City 12 E models and 27 hybrid articulated buses, with phased deliveries beginning in late 2026.

While we’ll have to wait for exact details on the configuration EMT has chosen, MAN’s electric models currently come with either four or five 89 kWh battery packs, giving them 356 to 445 kWh of energy storage. A new version with six packs (up to 534 kWh) is also on the horizon. Technical specifications for the 27 hybrid Lion’s City 18 buses haven’t been shared yet, but more information is expected as deliveries approach.

In an official press release by MAN, Robert Katzer, Head of Sales & Product Bus at MAN Truck & Bus, stated, "The aim is to make public transport in the metropolis as sustainable as possible. This is also possible thanks to our city buses, which stand for efficiency, reliability, and environmental friendliness. EMT's decision shows their confidence in our products and our technological expertise. We are delighted to be working with Valencia to make an important contribution to the transport revolution in one of Spain's largest cities."

Valued at approximately €50 million, the deal stands as one of Spain’s most significant public contracts for electric and hybrid buses in 2025. MAN Truck & Bus successfully secured two of the four available lots, covering both the delivery and ongoing maintenance of the fleet.

This major order forms a key part of EMT Valencia’s broader strategy to overhaul its public transport system and lower emissions. As part of a €170 million investment plan, the city intends to deploy 218 new low-emission buses by 2028. By 2027, Valencia aims to bring the share of diesel-only buses down to less than 7%, with hybrid vehicles comprising about 61% of the fleet and fully electric models exceeding 32%.

The project is backed by a €69 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), which was granted earlier this year to support the city's push toward cleaner public transport. This isn’t MAN’s first step into electric transit, far from it.

Over the last six years, the company has delivered 2,500 Lion’s City E buses across Europe, logging over 100 million kilometres in real-world use. And in the first three months of 2025 alone, MAN sold 283 electric city buses, which made up more than half of its urban bus sales on the continent.

This landmark order not only underscores MAN’s growing influence in sustainable urban mobility but also reinforces Valencia’s commitment to cleaner, smarter public transport. As more cities ramp up efforts to decarbonise, strategic partnerships like this are becoming the blueprint for how public fleets can shift toward a greener, more efficient future, one electric bus at a time.