Electrontrans. Electrotrans (, Elektrontrans) is a Ukrainian-German manufacturer of public transit vehicles. It was established in 2011 by Electron Concern, TransTec Vetschau GmbH (Germany) and Avtotechnoproekt LLC to replace the defunct Lviv Bus Factory as city's main public transport manufacturer.

The enterprise specializes in the design and manufacture of public transport, special vehicles and spare parts. Electron manufactures tram cars for tracks of different widths for Ukrainian cities and foreign customers. The company includes design and technological bureaus, machining, welding, painting and assembly production. The production capacity of the factory allows to produce 100 vehicles per year.

Electron implements a large-scale program of localization (import substitution) of production of units and aggregates for electric transport. The company carries out the gradual development of the production of tram carts, control systems for traction equipment of trams, trolleybuses and electric buses, couplings for trams and double-link trolleybuses and buses, front independent suspensions, other components and units.

Owners 
 Electron Concern — 64%.
 TransTec F&E Vetschau UG (Germany) — 26%.
 Avtotechnoproekt LLC — 24%.

History 
 November 11, 2011 - after the destruction of LBF by a Russian Igor Churkin, JV Electrontrans LLC was founded, which took over all the personnel and design potential of LBF.
 June 2013 - produced five-section low-floor tram Electron T5L64 with a track width of 1000 mm.
 July 22, 2013 - Electron T5L64 tram was transferred to Lviv utility company Lvivelectrotrans.
 September 2014 - produced three-section low-floor tram Electron T3L44 with a track width of 1000 mm.
 October 2014 - production of the low-floor trolleybus Electron T19 started.
 June 2015 - the Electrontrans joint venture won a tender for the supply of the Electron E19101 electric bus to Lviv in the amount of ₴8.997 million.
 July 2015 - the company won a tender for the supply of seven Electron T5B64 trams with a track width of 1524 mm to Kyiv in the amount of ₴183.75 million.
 September 2015 - the company won a tender for the production of ten buses for Lviv worth ₴35.85 million.

Areas of activity

Main areas 
The enterprise carries out work on release of 3 directions of transport mechanical engineering.

 Trams
 Trolleybuses
 Electric buses
 Buses
 Electrocars

Profile services 
In addition to the main activities, the company "Electrontrans" provides a range of services for machining metals and manufacturing parts and products on CNC lathes, milling, drilling groups (both according to customer drawings and samples), as well as specialized services:

 Laser cutting of metals
 Pipe bending production
 Bending of metal
 Dyeing

Model lineup

Special vehicles 
 Electron A1 (2012–present)
 Electron A2 (2012–present)
 Electron A3 (2012–present)
 Electron EM-C320.12 (2013–present)
 Electron EM-C440 (2013–present)

Buses 
 Electron A185 (2016–present)
 Electron A291 (in development)

Electric buses 
 Electron E191 (concept)

Trolleybuses 
 Electron T19 (2014–present)
 Electron T311 (in development)

Trams

1000mm gauge 
 Electron T3L44 (2014–2016)
 Electron T5L64 (2013–present)
 Electron T7L86 (concept)

1524mm gauge 
 Electron T3B44 (concept)
 Electron T5B64 (2015–2017)
 Electron T7B86 (concept)

See also 
 Lviv Bus Factory
 Car classification

Notes

Sources 
 Про підприємство
 http://uprom.info/news/cars/elektron-zavershiv-vigotovlennya-tramvayiv-po-zamovlennyu-dlya-kiyeva/

Ukrainian companies established in 2011
Companies based in Lviv
Commons category link is on Wikidata
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2011
Bus manufacturers of Ukraine
Tram manufacturers
Trolleybus manufacturers