Electric Buses

RW · June 19, 2020, 11:13:43 AM

Thanks Tony. I can live with that. I just have this thing about NX plastering vinyl over every available window on a vehicle. It detracts from the visual appearance of the vehicle and makes it look like a bill board on wheels rather than a public service vehicle the people's of the West Midlands and Dundee can be proud of on their city roads.

Tony · June 22, 2020, 03:22:18 PM

This is the current situation with the 19 electrics

Coventry E010; E015
Birmingham Central E013 (being branded today) E008; E014 (just delivered)
Yardley Wood E001; E002; E003; E004; E005; E006; E007; E009; E011; E012; E016; E017; E018; E019.

The following are now branded
E001; E002; E003; E005; E009; E010; E016; E017; E018; E019

darthdc · June 22, 2020, 03:33:59 PM

Any in service yet, or are they still being used for training?

markcf83 · June 22, 2020, 05:50:21 PM

I suspect they're being used to type train the drivers and garage staff at the moment darthdc.

Stevo · June 22, 2020, 10:27:19 PM

Passed E022 on the A74m this evening heading south at 40mph.

Busboy105 · June 26, 2020, 08:34:17 AM

Am I the only one who doesn't like the fact that the electrics doesn't have traditional side mirrors?

Dom · June 26, 2020, 10:44:44 AM

Quote from: Busboy105 on June 26, 2020, 08:34:17 AM
Am I the only one who doesn't like the fact that the electrics doesn't have traditional side mirrors?

What do you not like about them?

Busboy105 · June 26, 2020, 11:03:36 AM

Quote from: Dom on June 26, 2020, 10:44:44 AM
What do you not like about them?

The fact that they don't look good on the bus compared to the traditional ones. A bit stupid, I know. I haven't even gone on it yet.

BK63 YWP · June 26, 2020, 12:25:50 PM

Quote from: Busboy105 on June 26, 2020, 11:03:36 AM
The fact that they don't look good on the bus compared to the traditional ones. A bit stupid, I know. I haven't even gone on it yet.

They are the same as 6937s mirrors

karl724223 · June 26, 2020, 04:46:21 PM

Quote from: SL 16 YPN on June 26, 2020, 12:25:50 PM
They are the same as 6937s mirrors

6937 hasn't got mirrors ffs

Tony · June 26, 2020, 07:48:41 PM

To answer an oft asked question about the electric vehicles delivery run, Today I took E015 on the M6 from Coventry J3 to Birmingham J6 a total of 16 miles. It used exactly 4% of the charge. working on that basis it would be able to do 400 miles on a motorway on a 100% charge easy enough to get from Alexander Dennis at Falkirk to BYD at Iver.

Mayfield · June 30, 2020, 05:30:04 PM

Noticed what I presume was a new electric on deliver run going south on M6 near Knutsford services about 9ish this morning.
Unfortunately could not get the number

Tony · June 30, 2020, 05:48:07 PM

Quote from: Mayfield on June 30, 2020, 05:30:04 PM
Noticed what I presume was a new electric on deliver run going south on M6 near Knutsford services about 9ish this morning.
Unfortunately could not get the number

Can't help with which one as it would be on the Falkirk to Iver run.

E020 arrived at BC today, and E021 is at Iver, so wasn't one of that pair

Busboy105 · June 30, 2020, 07:39:17 PM

Bit off topic question regarding the new electrics but still within the range of electric buses?
The Wolves hybrids are currently being converted to diesel, is there an ETA on when all of them will be diesel and will the BC ones follow suit?

BN · June 30, 2020, 08:15:58 PM

Quote from: Busboy105 on June 30, 2020, 07:39:17 PM
Bit off topic question regarding the new electrics but still within the range of electric buses?
The Wolves hybrids are currently being converted to diesel, is there an ETA on when all of them will be diesel and will the BC ones follow suit?

They are not all being converted, not sure where you've got that from.

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