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Wrightbus unveils Rightech brand to enter electric truck sector

30 January 2025 #TNB News #Truck

Ballymena-based Wrightbus has unveiled its new brand Rightech to enter the zero emission truck market, providing options for urban operators to instantly decarbonise their fleets.

The new Rightech line-up includes two trucks, a 7.5 tonne in left-hand and right-hand drive, as well as two six- and nine-metre buses, for markets including the UK, Ireland and Europe.

Rightech has already secured orders for the EVs, and they will be backed by a Wrightbus warranty, service and maintenance package.

The company has also formed a service agreement with Sapphire for the UK, adding 14 regional workshops to the existing three operated by Wrightbus – in Ballymena, Bicester and Warwick.

Ryze Power will provide charging infrastructure and expertise, while W-Tech, the technology and research centre set up by Wrightbus in conjunction with Queen’s University Belfast, will help bus and truck operators optimise routes, while Ryze Power will provide charging infrastructure and expertise.

A strategic framework agreement with two Chinese manufacturers provides the basis for the new products, however Wrightbus engineers have spent more than 30,000 hours independently testing, homologating, designing and validating every element.

Jean-Marc Gales, Wrightbus CEO, said: “Our factory continues to increase production of full-size single and double-deck buses but to meet demand in the zero-emission midi-bus sector this partnership makes sense.

“The quickest way to decarbonise truck and bus fleets is to electrify immediately.

“Rightech will solve these problems, backed by our portfolio of net-zero companies which will provide more jobs and opportunities for our workforce in Northern Ireland, the rest of the UK and Europe.”

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