|
Post by southlondonbus on Jul 27, 2020 8:59:56 GMT
Still nothing below 9.6m?
|
|
|
Post by John tuthill on Jul 27, 2020 9:36:04 GMT
Still nothing below 9.6m? Don't you mean shorter? "9.6m" is one heck of a height!
|
|
|
Post by vjaska on Jul 27, 2020 10:38:53 GMT
The lengths for the electric vehicles have not changed bar the 11.6m one - 10.9m matches the 10.9m diesel version, the only one to do so whilst the 9.6m is one shorter than the diesel 9.7m
|
|
|
Post by southlondonbus on Jul 27, 2020 12:10:07 GMT
Still nothing below 9.6m? Don't you mean shorter? "9.6m" is one heck of a height! Yes length. Imagine trying to get 9m below some bridges..definetly would be unsuitable for the 227
|
|
|
Post by snowman on Aug 6, 2020 5:41:44 GMT
|
|
|
Post by 10121ddo on Aug 9, 2020 9:57:13 GMT
Having caught a BDE for a second time last night (BDE2623), this time between Angel and Bank, I experienced once again some great acceleration off the mark, just like the OMEs. It's a real shame that the GAL drivers of Ees up in Walthamstow are much slower than the BDE drivers in Central London(!). Had I exclusively caught Ees when trying out these buses, I'd have no idea of its potential....
|
|
|
Post by Eastlondoner62 on Aug 9, 2020 11:38:43 GMT
Having caught a BDE for a second time last night (BDE2623), this time between Angel and Bank, I experienced once again some great acceleration off the mark, just like the OMEs. It's a real shame that the GAL drivers of Ees up in Walthamstow are much slower than the BDE drivers in Central London(!). Had I exclusively caught Ees when trying out these buses, I'd have no idea of its potential.... I think you must have some really bad luck The Ee's have provided me with rides that have certainly been better than the BDEs for sure. However as you say they are Go Ahead ones and GAL are quite notorious for giving new gains extremely padded timetables and then be extremely militant with policing it.
|
|
|
Post by bustavane on Aug 13, 2020 9:25:16 GMT
|
|
|
Post by busboy17 on Aug 30, 2020 17:18:56 GMT
So I have a question the 170 couldn’t take the streetlights it originally had so how will it cope with an electric bus
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2020 17:20:09 GMT
So I have a question the 170 couldn’t take the streetlights it originally had so how will it cope with an electric bus I think that's an issue that would have to be addressed when the time comes.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2020 17:32:10 GMT
So I have a question the 170 couldn’t take the streetlights it originally had so how will it cope with an electric bus I think the only possible way would be to reroute it since squeezing an electric wouldn't work!
|
|
|
Post by vjaska on Aug 30, 2020 17:38:30 GMT
So I have a question the 170 couldn’t take the streetlights it originally had so how will it cope with an electric bus I think that's an issue that would have to be addressed when the time comes. Looks like it will be a choice between someone making a low height electric single decker or the likely more expensive option of simply lowering the road and re-siting the traffc lights at the bridge.
|
|
|
Post by Eastlondoner62 on Aug 30, 2020 17:39:28 GMT
So I have a question the 170 couldn’t take the streetlights it originally had so how will it cope with an electric bus I think the only possible way would be to reroute it since squeezing an electric wouldn't work! Or you could probably just give it MetroCities which have an option to come without that roof pod.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2020 17:54:03 GMT
I think the only possible way would be to reroute it since squeezing an electric wouldn't work! Or you could probably just give it MetroCities which have an option to come without that roof pod. Not an expert on electric buses however I'd have thought removing the roof pod would have an impact on the range? Please correct me if I'm wrong. Especially given opportunity charging hasn't really been done to a proper scale in London so far.
|
|
|
Post by LJ17THF on Aug 30, 2020 17:59:29 GMT
I think the only possible way would be to reroute it since squeezing an electric wouldn't work! Or you could probably just give it MetroCities which have an option to come without that roof pod. Yep - the only buses that will fit (and be electric) is MetroCities. I wouldn't doubt they buy them for the routes at A and AL. The future of electric buses won't be as boring as people thought! Optare's, BYD/ADL's, Caetano's, Wright Hydrogens and a possible further oddity, since Arriva's preference for SD's is questionable - they've ordered EMC's but they've ordered BYD/ADL's for DD's, not to mention Sullivan Buses don't have a preference for brands - they've bought Wright - who only have the diesel Streetlite, and ADL - who seem more likely. At the moment Optare Solo's seem to be the only bus with a length below 9m. I can't wait to see what the operators will buy in the future! Or you could probably just give it MetroCities which have an option to come without that roof pod. Not an expert on electric buses however I'd have thought removing the roof pod would have an impact on the range? Please correct me if I'm wrong. Especially given opportunity charging hasn't really been done to a proper scale in London so far. They do, but I believe all the MetroCities in service do not have the roof pod (the ones on the H98, 312 and one with Go-North East), except for one, that demonstrator YJ65EOV, but they all do just fine.
|
|