Poland’s battery system manufacturer, Impact Clean Power Technology, will continue to supply Solaris with bus batteries. The Polish bus maker and ICPT have agreed to extend the contract to 2024 throughout 2027.

During this period, the company will supply Solaris with the next-generation HE 100 system, which it says offers significantly higher energy density and performance while being considerably lighter and more compact.

ICPT reportedly manufactures battery systems at the GigafactoryX production facility in Poland. Solaris and ICPT have been working together since 2012, with Impact supplying its batteries not only for Solaris battery buses but also for hydrogen and trolleybuses. Since then, over 3,000 electric Solaris buses have been equipped with batteries by ICPT.

However, this only affects the ready-to-install battery systems, not the battery cells they contain. These are sourced from renowned manufacturers; since 2022. For example, there has been a supply agreement for LFP cells from CATL.