Foxtron Model T

In July 2021, Foxtron signed a memorandum of understanding with San-Ti Group (三地集團);^[2] the Kaohsiung Bus (高雄客運) unit of San-Ti would be the first client to receive the bus, then known as E-bus, for trial use, and the North-Star International (北基國際) unit of San-Ti would develop and install electric vehicle charging infrastructure.^[3] A prototype bus, renamed to Model T, was shown that October,^[4][5] and the first vehicle was delivered to Kaohsiung Bus in March 2022, with capacity to produce up to 150 buses by the end of that year.^[3]

The Model T earned a Good Design Award (Japan) from the Japan Institute of Design Promotion in 2022.^[1] By the end of 2023, Model T buses had entered service in Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan, Taitung, Taichung, and Kinmen County.^[6]

Foxtron claims the Model T has a range of 400 km (250 mi) and can traverse a maximum grade of 25 percent while fully loaded, with a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph).^[5] For that range, the traction battery has a storage capacity of 400 kW-hr, with a maximum charging rate of 130 kW.^[7] It is based on the MIH Open Platform.^[4]