There is a separate competition for bus and for coach. It is too difficult to compare these two types of vehicles, since they have a different function and therefore different levels and needs of safety, comfort, ecology and design. However, the midi and mini buses and coaches will not be tested separately. They can still enter the competition in the bus or coach category.
The ‘Grand Award Coach’ and the ‘Grand Award Bus’ are the two ECW awards to be won. Every coach and bus that enters, will be a participating in this competition and will be judged by each expert team of the field juries. The coach and bus with the most points in total, wins this award.
The jury decided not to distribute the Grand Award Bus this year because in its opinion, no vehicle offers an added value on top of what the market has to offer today.
ECW BEST OF CATEGORY LABELS
Next to these Grand Awards, the jury can also grant ECW Labels in the following categories: Safety, Ecology, Comfort & Ergonomics, Styling & Design. Every label will be granted maximum once to the coach and once to the bus with the highest score in that particular category.
In the category buses the labels Design and Safety were not awarded. Granted, all the participating buses were fitted with advanced technology, but apart from that there was nothing that distinguished them enough from their competitors.
Grand Award Coach 2015 Winners
Grand Award Coach 2015
Winners
Daimler Buses
Setra Topclass S 516 HDH
Comfort Label 2015-Comfort
Winners
Anadolu Isuzu Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
Isuzu Citiport
MAN Truck and Bus AG
MAN Lion"s Coach EfficientLine
Comfort Label 2015- Ecology
Winners
BYD Europe BV
BYD Ebus
Ebusco B.V.
Ebusco 2.0 LFP 3 doors low floor
Van Hool NV
Van Hool EX
Comfort Label 2015-Safety
Winners
Volvo Bus Corporation
Volvo 9900
ECW INNOVATION LABELS
FOR NON-VEHICLES
DTS
Ario Drowsiness Detection
IntegraBus
Babylon
Magna
Electric Steering Pump
Konvekta AG
UL700 CO2 – the first CO2 heat pump for buses
Volvo Bus Corporation
Volvo Dynamic Steering