Electric Buses

[Tony]

Several more have entered service today. Full list now available is

E164

E165

E166

E167

E168

E172

E176

E189

E191

E194

E195

E196

E199

E200

E201

E203

E204

E208

E211

E216

E218

E219

E220

E221

E222

E223

E224

E225

E226

[Ingleboro261F]

Sorry if you said this already but how many is PB getting and what's the next depot that will get electric buses?

[JosephR]

Sorry if you said this already but how many is PB getting and what's the next depot that will get electric buses?

"Every diesel double deck will be replaced" 
It's been said time over time. And we know it's YW next. 

[Funnysnow18]

I've been on loads of electrics on 33 none have had announcements on that route

[Stevo]

Is it just a trick of the light or is E275 in a single tone grey, not two-tone as are the other electrics?

[Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer]

Is it just a trick of the light or is E275 in a single tone grey, not two-tone as are the other electrics?

It's in 1 tone grey 

[karl724223]

As of 10am today only 2 leccy buses on site bottom yard pensnett 

[RW]

It's in 1 tone grey

It's in 1 tone grey

The reason being....?

[Tony]

The reason being....?

To match all other repaints

[RW]

To match all other repaints

Thanks Tony but have I missed something? Why is E275 a 'repaint'?

[Steve3229vp]

Thanks Tony but have I missed something? Why is E275 a 'repaint'?

It isn't a repaint !

[JosephR]

I don't quite get this. Diesels are to be phased out and that would mean the single grey repaints would also Dissipate by 2030, in turn anything electric that would remain would be the same (1) two tone livery. LOL.

[don]

Sorry if you said this already but how many is PB getting and what's the next depot that will get electric buses?

Shown in this thread #2133

https://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?topic=2279.2130

[Gareth]

Thanks Tony but have I missed something? Why is E275 a 'repaint'?

To put it simply, single tone grey is the new fleet livery. Buses up to E274 and some early repaints are two tone grey as that was going to be standard livery before the colour scheme was changed to a single tone.

[2900]

Just been reading about NEWPOWER a Wrightbus company based in Bicester,  I think it's the first OEM to do electric conversions/refurbs offering 10 year warranties to, they say the best buses to convert are 5 to 10 year olds midlife buses, they will only do there buses, aiming to do 500 a year, it seems firstbus are the main customers cost £200/250k a bus half the price of a new bus, I wonder if ADL has similar plans in the pipeline