Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV (H46/23F) '03–12.2024

12 Mar 2024

Alexander Dennis, a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., one of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, today announced that it has made the first delivery of its next-generation battery-electric buses to a customer in the United Kingdom with an Enviro400EV for Stagecoach in Oxfordshire.

The zero-emission double decker is one of 55 that will enter service on Oxford city services in the coming months. They will enable the full electrification of local routes in the Oxford Smart Zone, a joint initiative between Stagecoach and partners Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford Bus Company, supported by UK Government funding.

Stagecoach’s Enviro400EV for Oxford are 11.1m long and 4.2m high. They have capacity for 83 passengers, including 69 on comfortable high-backed seats with USB-A and USB-C charging ports. Two wheelchair spaces are provided.

While installation of charging infrastructure continues at Stagecoach’s new Network Oxford site, driver training will begin shortly ahead of a launch into service later this spring.

The Enviro400EV has recently been confirmed as the most efficient battery-electric double decker currently available in the market with a theoretical energy consumption of just 0.67kWh/km over the Zemo Partnership’s UK Bus Cycle.

Alexander Dennis’s engineers have achieved this benchmark result by combining the heavy-duty version of the Voith Electrical Drive System with a future-proof battery system from Impact Clean Power Technology storing 472kWh of energy.

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