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Yutong U12

422 kWh, 400 km and a real tender price of 2,472,600 złoty net per unit — the U12 is the best price-documented vehicle in this entire database.

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Yutong U12 — Side profile

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400 km

Range

manufacturer claim

90

Capacity

11,970 mm

Length

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Buying decision

The EvCompass verdict

The key arguments drawn from the published data and the EvCompass editorial summary.

MZA Warsaw ran a year-long trial from May 2023, covered 79,700 kilometres and only then bought 30 units — a purchasing path visible nowhere on the truck side. A Chinese bus passed Polish in-service verification and won a tender at a public price. Imported by Busnex Poland.

Strengths

  • A year of in-service trials in Poland before purchase.

Weaknesses

  • The manufacturer’s 422.87 kWh capacity conflicts with published 434, 466 and 528 kWh options, so the battery variant needs clarification.

The full picture

Specifications

Manufacturer-published facts grouped by the decisions they inform, without raw source headings.

Battery and charging

Gross battery
422 kWh
On charging
Depot plug-in charging. European version uses the CCS2 / dual-plug European standard with a high 200 A charging current; a high-power automatic (pantograph) charging system is offered as an option. MZA Warsaw charges the U12 fleet on its existing depot infrastructure.

Powertrain

Powertrain
Battery electric
Axle configuration
4x2

Body and passengers

Bus type
City
Length
11,970 mm
Capacity
90
Seats
25
Floor
Low floor

Market and year

Model year from
2,019
Markets
CN, EU, PL, FI, EE, DK, FR, GB
Production status
In production
Vehicle class
M3
Measurement basis
operator/importer figure, 'up to 400 km on one charge'; MZA Warsaw's trial recorded a best day of 403 km in normal service. Yutong marketing has also quoted 'over 432 km' and up to 600 km for larger packs - treat the higher figures as optimistic.

These are manufacturer-published figures gathered through EvCompass research.

Price and availability

What it costs and whether it is available in Poland

Published price evidence and the Polish availability answer, kept together for a buying decision.

2,472,600 PLN

Confidence: High

PLN 2,472,600 net per bus - real transacted tender price. MZA Warsaw / Busnex Poland, 30 buses, total PLN 74,178,000 net (PLN 91,238,940 gross), awarded 2025, delivery to end Q1 2026. In the same tender Solaris bid PLN 2,650,000 net per Urbino 12 electric and Irizar e-mobility bid PLN 84,115,395 (offer rejected). Scoring: price 70%, 10-year range 10%, crash repairability 10%, battery durability 5%, thermal comfort 5%.

Source: TransInfo / Infobus (MZA Warsaw tender result)

Poland

Available in Poland

Yes - imported by Busnex Poland. MZA Warsaw ran a year-long trial from May 2023 (79,700 km), then bought 18 units (contract 7 March 2024) and a further 30 units (2025 tender, delivery to end of Q1 2026). Also operated in Szczecin.

Charging infrastructure

Recommended chargers

Chargers matched to the vehicle's published power or to a clearly stated duty profile when that figure is missing.

This vehicle does not publish its own DC charging power. The chargers below are matched to a charging profile typical for this class of vehicle (around 150 kW), not to a figure this vehicle publishes.

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Sources and research

Research notes

The sources and research notes behind the figures, claims and editorial assessment.

The U12 is Yutong's Europe-facing premium city bus (Design Label, Busworld Brussels 2019), distinct from the volume-export E12. Battery figures conflict badly: Yutong's own European U12 page quotes 422.87 kWh liquid-cooled LFP, while trade press quotes pack options of 434 / 466 / 528 kWh. Recorded the manufacturer figure. Consumption from the MZA Warsaw trial is also reported two ways - 0.63 kWh/km on the record 403 km day and 0.89 kWh/km as a trial average - so consumption was left null. Motor power was not published by Yutong for the European U12. The Warsaw tender is the single best public price point in this whole dataset because the competing Solaris bid is disclosed alongside it.

Data confidence

MEDIUM

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