This Unassuming Bus Is An EREV That Runs On EthanolThe Worlds First [Video]

• The Volare Attack 9 Hibrido is the world’s first extended-range electric bus that also runs on bioethanol.
• The powertrain was provided by Renault and Geely’s joint venture, Horse.
• The bus, which will go on sale in 2026, has a 120-kilowatt-hour LFP battery pack.

The brightly colored bus in the photo gallery embedded below is hiding a cool secret under its green bodywork. That’s because it’s the world’s first extended-range electric minibus that also runs on bioethanol.

It’s called the Volare Attack 9 and debuted at Brazil’s Lat.Bus 2024 Expo with an EREV powertrain developed by Renault and Geely’s Horse joint venture that came into existence earlier this year.

Based on the regular Attack 9 that’s been on sale for a good number of years in several configurations, including for ferrying school children and urban and regional routes with up to 32 passengers, the EREV ethanol version ditches the diesel engine for a …