Alexander Dennis previews battery-electric buses at Euro Bus Expo
By Luke Willetts - 23rd November 2022
UK – Earlier this month, bus manufacturer, Alexander Dennis Ltd, based in Larbert, Scotland, previewed virtual reality versions of new battery-electric city bus models, the Enviro400EV double-decker and the Enviro100EV in a new length of 8.5m at the Euro Bus Expo 2022 in Birmingham. With initial orders already taken, the first vehicles, which will undergo testing in 2023, are expected to come to market in 2024.
Both vehicles utilise the Voith Electrical Drive System (VEDS) with a permanent magnet traction motor and the Alexander Dennis Battery system, which is supplied by Polish company, Impact Clean Power Technology SA of Warsaw.