Eberspaecher opens new plant in Poland, dedicated to e-bus thermal management systems

Eberspaecher has opened a new 12,500 sm production plant in Przylesie, Poland, where manufacturing of thermal management systems for electric city buses and coaches is carried out. Production starts in December.

The opening was celebrated together with the Brzeg District Governor Jacek Monkiewicz and Mayor of the municipality of Olszanka, Tymoteusz Drebschok.

Eberspaecher new production plant in Poland is coming

The Bus and Coach Business Unit has been producing in Poland for seven years. Previously as part of the Eberspaecher site in Olawa, where vehicle heaters for all drive types continue to be produced. Around 100 employees are now moving to the new building, the supplier states. In addition to the relocated production lines and the central spare parts warehouse, “series production of a new thermal management system for electric city buses and coaches from leading international manufacturers” is being built there, in the words of the company.

In addition to the lines relocated from Olawa, two new production lines are being built. Eberspaecher will be manufacturing the AC138 EVO thermal management system here from January 2025. “The AC138 EVO with its patented reversal of the air circuit is our high-tech and market‑defining top product for electromobility,” adds Oliver Wels. The heat pump developed especially for hybrid and battery-electric buses impresses with its low system complexity and high energy efficiency. Eberspaecher is introducing the system with the climate-friendly refrigerant CO₂, R744.

The plant is set to reduce operational CO₂ emissions by at least 50 percent and primary energy requirements by 70 percent compared to a building constructed in accordance with Polish building regulations. The photovoltaic system and a heating and cooling system based on heat pumps are the main contributors to this. In addition to production, the new site also houses production-related areas such as production planning, order processing, purchasing and controlling.

“The increasing demand for electric buses requires us to expand our capacities for bus air conditioning systems. With around 30 percent more capacity compared to the previous site, we are ideally positioned for current and future e-mobility orders,” explains Jörg Steins, CEO Eberspaecher Group.

“In addition to the location, the main focus during construction was on environmental aspects,” explains Oliver Wels, Executive Vice President of the Bus and Coach Business Unit.