Wrightbus says it has worked for two years on a 6x2 chassis which can cope with fixed axle and steering axle configurations and can allow for extra battery packs without reducing passenger capacity.

This is the third award between the two parties within two years, following previous orders for 22 Daily minibuses and 42 hybrid Crossway units in 2023. The buses will be manufactured in Vysoké Mýto, located in the Czech Republic.

Located at one of the UK’s busiest multi-modal logistics hubs, the facility will serve more than 60 commercial fleet operators based at the port, as well as numerous HGVs passing through, with daily traffic estimated between 3,000 and 6,000 vehicles!

The launch models of the Proconve P8 (Euro VI) compliant BlueTec 6 diesel powered trucks are the Axor 2038 4x2 and Axor 2545 6x2 models.