Arboc Specialty Vehicles Equess
Built: 2021 · Series: Equess
More machines from model year 2021
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The Arboc Equess is a low-floor bus from Arboc Specialty Vehicles that the data files under trucks. It was built in 2021. The vehicle is a shuttle and transit bus that passengers board without steps: Arboc promotes a continuously level floor and a ramp with a 1:6 slope. The base model runs on diesel, with compressed natural gas (CNG) as an option; the version recorded here uses CNG.
The Equess is offered in lengths of 27 ft, 30 ft and 35 ft, with single or dual doors. The manufacturer names a Cummins engine with an Allison transmission as the drive; in the longest length it carries up to 33 passengers, or alternatively up to 6 wheelchair positions.
In US greenhouse gas regulation the version falls into the vehicle subclass Compression-ignition Medium HDV - Multipurpose, and the CO₂ limit is 265 g/tkm (US). In 2021 Arboc extended the line with the battery-electric Equess CHARGE.
ARBOC Equess – low-floor midibus from Indiana
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, based in Middlebury, Indiana, builds accessible low-floor midibuses and is part of NFI Group. The Equess is the company's mid-size line, offered in several lengths with diesel or compressed natural gas (CNG) power. In 2021 the battery-electric Equess CHARGE followed in 30 and 35 ft versions, built on New Flyer electric technology.
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Typical uses are local transit in smaller cities, feeder services, university and campus shuttles, and paratransit for passengers with reduced mobility.
Listed in the register: ARBOC Equess 3000 Diesel, Equess 3500 CNG, Equess 2700 Diesel and Equess CHARGE.
Sources: Truck & Bus Builder, ARBOC Equess Broschüre
Technical data
Engine
| Fuel | Erdgas (CNG)correct |
|---|
Origin and approval
| Sub-category | Compression-ignition Medium HDV - Multipurposecorrect |
|---|---|
| CO2 limit | 265 g/tkm (US)correct |
Frequently asked questions
When was the Arboc Specialty Vehicles Equess built?
Production years: 2021.
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Other models in this series
ARBOC EQUESS CHARGE 2700
ARBOC EQUESS CHARGE 3000
ARBOC EQUESS CHARGE 3500
ARBOC Equess 2700 CNG
ARBOC Equess 3000 CNG
ARBOC Equess 3000 Diesel
ARBOC Equess 3500 CNG
ARBOC Equess 3500 Diesel
EQUESS CHARGE 2700
EQUESS CHARGE 3000
EQUESS CHARGE 3500
Equess 2700 CNG
Sources: US EPA — engine certification data (retrieved August 2026) · model1.com (retrieved October 2026) · arbocsv.com (retrieved October 2026) · masstransitmag.com (retrieved October 2026) · How we check the data
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