Irizar inaugurates first European electromobility plant

On May 11, Irizar announced the inauguration of its e-mobility’s plant, the first European electromobility plant, located in the town of Aduna, Gipuzkoa. Irizar has invested EUR 75 million in this plant, It has a gross floor area of 18,000 m2 and set on a plot of almost 4 hectares.
The plant will not only manufacture electric buses, but also other types of industrial vehicles that complement the electromobility needs of cities.
The new plant produces 10.8m and 12m-long city buses, 18m-long articulated buses and will shortly begin producing bi-articulated buses, as well as other electric vehicles. Irizar e-mobility’s vehicle range currently includes three models: Irizar ie bus, Iriza ie tram and Irizar ie truck.
The new plant, which has an initial capacity to produce 1,000 vehicles per year, will manufacture the vehicles and their main components and systems.
The first 150 jobs has already been created and the number will increase to 200 in 2018 and reach between 300 and 500 new jobs in the next five years.
Irizar press release