ADL signs deal with Ireland’s transport authority for 600 hybrid double deck buses
By Jim Gibbins - 1st February 2020
UK / Ireland - Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) - the Larbert, UK subsidiary of Canadian firm, NFI Group Inc of Winnipeg, Manitoba - has signed a framework agreement with the Republic of Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA) for the delivery of up to 600 Enviro400ER double deck hybrid buses, capable of running in zero emission mode for at least 2.5 kilometres. The agreement includes an initial firm order for 100 buses.
The single supplier framework agreement covers the purchase of double deck diesel-electric hybrid buses and will run for up to five years. NTA said ADL was selected in a comprehensive procurement process in which the company provided the most economically advantageous offer. The first 100 buses are to be delivered in autumn 2020 and the NTA can exercise options for a further 500 vehicles to reflect vehicle requirements over the coming years.
