Arboc Specialty Vehicles Equess 3000 CNG
Built: 2022 · Series: Equess
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The Equess 3000 CNG comes from ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, a builder of small cutaway and medium-duty buses based in Middlebury, Indiana. NFI Group has owned ARBOC since 1 December 2017; according to Wikipedia the purchase price was US$95 million. The register files this version under the Equess series and dates it to 2022.
The register gives compressed natural gas (CNG) as the drive. The vehicle subclass is: medium heavy-duty vehicle with compression ignition (Medium HDV), Multipurpose duty cycle. A US CO2 limit of 265 g/tkm is set for this subclass. Such limits apply per vehicle subclass and relate to payload and distance; they show the regulatory classification rather than the actual consumption of an individual vehicle. Compressed natural gas (CNG) is carried in pressure vessels; range depends on the vessel volume, while less CO2 is produced per unit of energy than with diesel.
Within this line the register entries differ mainly in drive: diesel, compressed natural gas (CNG) and electric versions each have their own record. To place a specific vehicle correctly, drive, weight class and model year should be read together rather than relying on the series name alone.
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 3000 CNG built?
Production years: 2022.
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This page carries 5 individual figures for this model. They come from 3 recorded sources; every figure can be traced there. What we cannot document is not here — we leave gaps open rather than estimate them.
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Other models in this series
ARBOC EQUESS CHARGE 3500
ARBOC Equess 2700 CNG
EQUESS CHARGE 2700
EQUESS CHARGE 3000
Equess 2700 Diesel
Equess 3000 Diesel
Equess 3500 CNG
Sources: US EPA — engine certification data (retrieved August 2026) · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) (retrieved October 2026) · Values adopted and presented in our own form; changes from the source are possible. · How we check the data
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