Electric Bus

[Invisible man]

The Solo EV, claimed to be the first practical electric bus in the UK, was revealed by bus manufacturer Optare at Millbrook in Bedfordshire. The 27-seater bus costs GBP 70,000 (EUR 77,694 USD 103,162) more than the standard GBP 100,000 diesel variant, and will be marketed to local authorities, airports and mainstream operators in sensitive areas such as a historic city centre. The operational range is 70 miles. I wonder how far a standard city bus travels on a day?

[Hitch78]

Not that far to be honest, but it is stop start continually which will place a drain on the batteries.

That is irrelevent though. Local authorities will be falling over themselves to put this vehicle in the specification for every tender they offer out to the transport industry, the cost ulitimately being paid out of the public purse.

[Invisible man]

Hitch78 said:

Not that far to be honest, but it is stop start continually which will place a drain on the batteries.

That is irrelevent though. Local authorities will be falling over themselves to put this vehicle in the specification for every tender they offer out to the transport industry, the cost ulitimately being paid out of the public purse.

I'd have thought that buses, as are trains, ideal for this by utilising regenerative braking. Early days yet but encouraging....

[Engineer1]

i'd of thought this is more likely to be used for shuttle bus duties, somewhere like an airport or similar where the mileages are low and the environmental credentials add major brownie points.

[Cadster]

and these guys are doing battery powered trucks .. range 100 miles on one charge

http://www.modeczev.com/