It's as a result of research undertaken by the Transport Research Laboratory, an organisation which has done so much to improve vehicle safety over the decades.
On the Enviro500EV thats currently in build its just black paint.
The video (at 33 seconds) lists the products as
The current E200XLB is for the New Zealand market.
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The Hong Kong ones have a glazed staircase. The grab rails are clearly visible through the glazing.
It looks as though the E200EV has reverted back to the smaller wheels like on the MMC.
We were talking about the black triangle corners under the first window either side of the upper deck above where the camera mirrors are. On the illustration of the Stagecoach Enviro400EV they appear to be glazed however on the Enviro500EV currently in build it's just black paint. I would post the photo of the Enviro500EV on the production line if i knew the source as it's already doing the rounds on social media, however the source listed is a Reddit page which has since been deleted!
Yes OK, but which customer? Not Hong Kong certainly.
But ADL haven't (yet) announced an E200EV of their own. So either BYD have redesigned the chassis with smaller wheels or it's an error with the renders.
The 200XLB can be found in New Zealand.
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Now there's a thought. ADL have the E100EV and Switch have the MetroCity, but what do Wright have besides the full-length GB Kite Electroliner? If smaller ops start getting the infrastructure to go electric in the next few years, I'm seeing a gap in the midibus market Wrightbus could lose out on unless they can pull out a shorter Kite Electroliner or equivalent.
Not sure, honestly. StreetLite orders have dropped off considerably (if BLotW is correct) since Bamford bought Wright out, with only Rotala, Arriva Merseyside and First Hampshire/West Yorks making up the 'big' orders, so if those groups want an electric bus shorter than the conventional Kite, maybe Wright could pick up the StreetLite again. Or, more likely, they'll just make a shorter Kite.
Was Streetlite really that popular? A lot of customers were forced onto them and didn't return for seconds...... they just went elsewhere to have their Volvo chassis bodied.
Not necessarily. The power outputs from smaller engines is much greater than it used to be, so this isn't necessarily a handicap.
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Even if they are still offered, it has been quite a number of years since any were built. It's fair to say the Streetdeck has eaten in to a lot of the Volvo decker market. Although i can see the new Volvo BZL chassis proving popular, especially since it's probably the only decker on the market that could be suited to interurban style routes thanks to it's 60mph top speed.
This has been offered for a while, the B8R with I-Shift is okay in the shorter Elites. It's the larger Panther LEs which have the ZF Ecolife gearbox that are underpowered.
Stagecoach Highlands have 37 in total split between Orkney and Skye with a further 20 on order for Inverness/Aviemore. The total fleet of 57 will consist of 46 12.9M examples and 11 10.8M examples. The 12.9M examples have tracking in the wheelchair area which allows for an extra row of seats to be fitted bringing the total seat capacity to 49 therefore allowing them to be used on the school contracts.
Presumably the total ownership cost of integrals such as the Streetdecks & 400MMC is of a lesser amount.
Having never driven it was why I was asking, however, previous B7R models with ZF Ecomats moved well enough, I presume that the Elite models may be heavier than previous B7R models despite this the B8K engine has more power & torque.
I thought that Orkney & Skye would be very quiet indeed, not requiring such vehicles.
Presumably that is somewhat of a stopgap as it sounds like simplification is in order to reduce weight - why lug 10 extra gears around if they're not needed?
Additionally the B5TL doesn't fall under the bus service operator grant LCEB (Low Carbon Emission Bus) incentive, whereas the Streetdeck does.
Indeed, hence the higher top speed. Although the Yutongs depending how set up are capable of 60MPH using only one gear. In fairness given most electric buses thus far have been designed for city operation i wouldn't say the 40-45mph top speed is that big of an issue, but i agree if EVs are going to be the norm there does need to be products which offer a 60mph top speed.
I think the issue with the B7Rs was also more endurance rather than performance itself; somewhat similar to the B5TL when used on faster routes, that's part of the reason why Stagecoach had so many thermal incidents with them. Especially on the B-Road type routes the B7Rs would always be hunting between 4th, 5th and 6th gear whereas a coach with a more powerful engine wouldn't need to.
The 12.9M ones are mainly for school contracts, otherwise they would probably have been 12M or more 10.8M examples. As mentioned the ability to get 49 seaters in the 12.9M Evora was probably the main selling point (aside from the Volvo chassis). A number of the longer Evoras (21xxx) up on Orkney are permanently set up as 49 seaters and as such don't tend to see full front line service. Some of the routes can be quite busy especially in the summer, Orkney had a number of Tridents on loan a few years back for capacity on the X1.
I do admit this is an educated guess!!
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it’s not a big issue until such vehicles frequent dual-carriageways and motorways, even if only occasionally.
I guess that B8 models are rated for 62mph even when specified with the Full Auto ZF?
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Er, hang on... didn't York just get eleven diesel StreetDecks delivered?
They'll be moved elsewhere, similar to what has happened in Glasgow where the arrival of EVs has allowed 4 year old E400MMCs to transfer south.
If that's the plan, no wonder no news mags made any fuss about the StreetDecks...
It’s pretty normal for this to happen. I think it balances out the fleet age profile.
