The battery-electric J4500 CHARGE, announced in 2021, has a range of 200 miles and Siemens electric motors.
Lead trim: J4500 CHARGE
Motor Coach Industries J4500 facelift2013–present
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FactThe battery-electric J4500 CHARGE, announced in 2021, has a range of 200 miles and Siemens electric motors.
In 2013 MCI gave the J-Series re-designed headlights and a more squared-off body; a battery-electric J4500 CHARGE followed in 2021.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummins X12 | 2013–present | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| J4500 CHARGE | 2021–present | Electric | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the Cummins X12 trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
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Photographs
The battery-electric J4500 CHARGE, announced in 2021, has a range of 200 miles and Siemens electric motors.
The J4500 was a lower-cost companion to the E-Series: it kept the Designworks-designed body but dropped many of the E-Series' new onboard technologies.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
The H3-40 followed the articulated H5-60 in 1989 as a 40-foot rigid-body H-Series coach.
A widely used Prevost coach built 2002-2009 in the thousands; about 5,500 remain on North American roads (estimate). About 5,500 on North American roads today (estimate).
Prevost's best-selling generation, built 14 years for coach lines and conversions; around 7,500 in North America (estimate). About 7,500 on North American roads today (estimate).
Prevost released the H3-45 in 1994, after 45-foot buses were legalized.
With the 2023 update of the Prevost H3-45, the shorter H3-41 was discontinued, leaving the H3-45 as the only H-Series bus in production.
A 1960s-70s intercity coach with a few thousand built; very few survive unconverted, so about 150 are left (estimate). About 150 on North American roads today (estimate).
The CX45 was introduced in 2013 for the 2014 model year as a redesigned C2045, and a 35-foot CX35 followed in 2015 to compete with the MCI J3500.
Many MCI coaches like the MC-9 survived millions of miles of commercial use and went on to second careers with churches, or as motorhome conversion shells.