Lion's City 18 E

MAN · Germany · battery-electric

Electric articulated bus by MAN, Class 8 (M3). Status: in production.

Lion's City 18 E: electric articulated bus illustration; powertrain battery-electric, status in production, country Germany battery-electric In production Germany
Battery
640 kWh
Range
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Vehicles

Charging

Charging: CCS2 DC plug-in; pantograph option

Autonomy: Standard ADAS: collision mitigation, blind-spot and pedestrian warning. Software: MAN DigitalServices.

Configurations: 18 m articulated; eight-pack battery.

Primary use: European trunk lines.

Vehicle record

Vehicle record

Lion's City 18 E (MAN)
MakeMAN
Classbus
Typearticulated bus
Weight classClass 8 (M3)
CountryGermany
Powertrainbattery-electric
Battery (kWh)640
ChargingCCS2 DC plug-in; pantograph option
Configurations18 m articulated; eight-pack battery
Dual-useno
AutonomyStandard ADAS: collision mitigation, blind-spot and pedestrian warning
SoftwareMAN DigitalServices
Primary useEuropean trunk lines
Statusin production
Record updated2026-10

Official site: man.eu

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Electric City Transit Buses. Commercial vehicles are compared on battery and range against the duty cycle, how they charge at the depot or on the corridor, the configurations each platform is sold in, autonomy and fleet software, and whether a consumer version shares the platform.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Lion's City 18 E (MAN)
Sources
ElectronsX commercial and municipal dataset; manufacturer specifications and releases
Updated
2026-10