MUNICH, August 21, 2024 – Effective immediately, customers in Germany and Austria can obtain the innovative Solar Bus Kit from Sono Motors through Hofmeister & Meincke.
The Solar Bus Kit by Sono Motors is a highly efficient retrofit solution designed to reduce diesel consumption and lower CO2 emissions for public transportation buses. Optimized for common 12-meter bus models such as the Mercedes-Benz Citaro and MAN Lion’s City, the kit includes lightweight, semi-flexible solar panels that integrate seamlessly onto bus roofs. Each kit can save up to 1250l diesel per bus per year and up to 3.3t CO2 per bus per year.
Hofmeister & Meincke is a long-established Bremen-based company and a reliable partner for commercial vehicle workshops, vehicle manufacturers and industry throughout Germany. With 18 locations nationwide, Hofmeister & Meincke is one of the leading wholesalers on the German market for commercial vehicle parts and vehicle construction components and is also part of the FRICKE Group. The FRICKE Group is successfully active in the international trade in spare parts, agricultural machinery, commercial vehicles and garden technology in 27 countries at a total of 84 locations with more than 3,700 full-time employees.
Denis Azhar, Managing Director of Sono Motors, welcomed Hofmeister & Meincke, stating, “We are thrilled to collaborate with Hofmeister & Meincke, a company with an impressive track record and reliability in the commercial vehicle sector. With their strong distribution network, we can market our Solar Bus Kit even more effectively. We are confident that this partnership can boost our sales and thereby contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions.”
As part of our joint efforts to introduce the Solar Bus Kit, Sono Motors will be attending the upcoming InnoTrans 2024 in September and both companies will be attending IAA Transportation 2024, two leading international trade fairs for traffic technology and the transportation sector. We invite all interested parties to visit us at these exhibitions to learn more about our innovative solutions and discuss opportunities for collaboration.
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