ADL & BYD Partnership Wins Electric Bus Tender (Merseyside)

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The BYD and Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) partnership, which is currently in the process of delivering 51 single-decker electric buses to Go-Ahead London, has won another contract in the area. The partnership’s first outside of London, the buses will be put into service on City Centre Circular Routes 26 and 27 (The Belt) in Merseyside.

The new order, from Merseyside operator Arriva North West, is for 12 of the BYD ADL Enviro200EV 12 meter buses. The electric buses are expected to be delivered by the middle of 2017. In conjunction with the order, 8 BYD charging points are being installed at the local depot and garage. The buses will be based at Arriva’s Green Lane bus depot in Liverpool.

As some background, the BYD ADL Enviro200EV buses have been designed to allow 150 to 190 miles of travel per day. In other words, they have been designed to allow continuous use during the day, with charging taking place overnight. A notable benefit of this is that charging occurs when electricity rates are at their lowest.

“The order follows a joint bid under the Government’s OLEF scheme by Arriva North West (Merseyside) and Merseytravel,” a press release notes. “The BYD ADL Enviro200EVs being supplied to Arriva will feature a provincial specification with the addition of 38 seats — a mix of Esteban Civic V3 and ADL designed units. There is space for another 32 standing passengers and there are USB charging points throughout the bus.”

The Managing Director of UK Sales at ADL (prime contractor on the order), Arthur Whiteside, commented: “This is a significant breakthrough for us and our partner BYD. It’s the first joint order from outside London and opens the door to a range of provincial cities wishing to upgrade their bus fleets to pure electric, emissions free standard. The Enviro200EV provides a stylish, cost effective and proven bus to meet their needs.”

Expect to see such orders become more and more common as the economics of electric bus technologies continue improving. Legislative efforts to reduce air-pollution, which diesel buses are a significant source of, should play a major role in the rapid adoption of the technology as well.


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