The first 100% Electric bus with body built in New Zealand Built in 2017 with the following attributes: 260kw rate peak power motor LG Lithium Iron batteries Various battery options available A range over 200 kilometres Wabco brakes/power steering ZF steering Established bus/train manufacture in China (1st time their chassis has been built on outside China) Quality Kiwi Bus Builders built body The first 100% Electric Double-Decker bus with body built in New Zealand In 2018 Kiwi Bus Builders started…
Read moreWe enjoy delivering the very best The best in technology and the most striking style features. Let our experience guide the practicalities of design. From infinite possibility, we‘ll turn out a model you feel very comfortable with.
Read morePracticality is a must By understanding the tasks required of your bus, we will ensure you receive the right specifications. Truck-based We realise that for each different type of vehicle there comes different challenges and different customer needs. That‘s why we can produce economical vehicles for the Charter/School bus market by building bodies onto truck chassis. With modern truck chassis continually improving, the ride from a truck-based bus has vastly improved and some offer features such as ABS and full…
Read moreIntercity Buses Every day buses leave the main centers heading north or south delivering their passengers from one town to the next. Some of these trips can be 12 hours or more so these route buses need to be comfortable for all. Kiwi Bus Builder have built many Intercity buses both single decker and double decker, some with sleepers and some with Gold Class Seats.
Read moreSuper Low Floor Our urban vehicles can be designed and built to fit all different configurations depending on the customer and council. We have extensive knowledge of all the council regulations to ensure that the bus meets all requirements. Some of our recent builds 12.6 meter 3 axle – 18,000kg loaded (Class 2 licence) – 39 seated & 37 standees for 78 total passengers – Wellington Council 13.5 meter 3 axle – 19,000kg loaded – 46 seat & 33 standees for…
Read moreSpecialist Buses Kiwi Bus Builders has built many specialist vehicles over the years specially designed to suit the conditions the vehicle will be operating in, such as beaches where they would require extra sealing to protect from corrosion, off-road, narrow roads or bush tracks etc. Kiwi Bus Builders has built many vehicles for the 90 Mile Beach excursions, for Winery Tours, Tourism Centres like Hobbiton and even a tramping bus which includes seats that turn into beds. Kiwi Bus Builders…
Read moreIn 2011 Kiwi Bus Builders entered into an arrangement with Alexander Dennis Ltd, to assemble E200 City Buses for a number of New Zealand customers. That same year Kiwi Bus Builders moved into their new purpose-built 200 sqm factory in Tauriko, Tauranga and employed a further 120 staff to accommodate the increased workload. By December 2011 Kiwi Bus Builders had delivered 100 Enivro 200’s and by the end of 2016 had assembled 411 Enviro 2000’s and 35 Double Decker Enviro…
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