Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV

Last updated

Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV
LG71DNF First Glasgow 64120 ADL Enviro200EV BYD D9UR (52511453657).jpg
A First Glasgow Enviro200EV at Buchanan bus station in September 2022
Overview
Manufacturer Alexander Dennis
Production2015–present
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2 doors
Floor type Low floor
Chassis BYD K9 (1st gen)
Integral (2nd gen)
Related Alexander Dennis Enviro100EV
Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC
Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV
Powertrain
Electric motor 2 x BYD 90kW in-wheel (1st gen)
Voith Electrical Drive System MD/HD (2nd gen)
CapacityUp to 80 passengers (up to 40 seated)
Transmission Voith (2014-)
Allison, ZF (2014-2022) [1]
Battery 320 Ah lithium iron phosphate (1st gen)
400 kWh CATL lithium iron phosphate (2nd gen)
Range160 mi (260 km) (1st gen)
285 mi (459 km) (2nd gen) [2]
Dimensions
Length8.9–12.7 m (29 ft 2 in – 41 ft 8 in)
Width2.47 m (8 ft 1 in)
Height3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Curb weight 11,000–12,500 kg (24,300–27,600 lb) (1st gen) [1]

The Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV is a battery electric single-deck bus produced by the British bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis in partnership with Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Auto since 2015.

Contents

Design

An electric variant of the diesel integral Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC, which had been launched that same year to replace the outgoing Enviro200 and Enviro300, the first-generation Enviro200EV launched in 2015 utilises BYD's own 12 m (39 ft 4 in) chassis and drivetrain and has a range of up to 160 miles with a recharge time of 3.5 hours. [3] [4] A shorter 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) variant was subsequently added to the range in 2016. [5]

The lithium iron phosphate batteries of the first-generation Enviro200EV are stored on the roof of the bus. From the beginning of production, the battery store was arranged in a 'pod' layout, which was replaced in 2020 by a revised and more aerodynamic arrangement that removed the need for the 'pod'. [6]

A second-generation Enviro200EV, using "in-house" battery-electric technology and featuring a restyled exterior, driver's cab and passenger compartment similar to the Enviro100EV, was revealed by Alexander Dennis in October 2024 ahead of the 2024 Euro Bus Expo. The second-generation Enviro200EV will be available at lengths of 9.9 metres (32 ft), 10.9 metres (36 ft) and 11.7 metres (38 ft) for regional operators, providing a maximum capacity of 92 passengers with up to 43 seated, with Transport for London (TfL) specification Enviro200EVs additionally being offered in 10.4 metres (34 ft) length. Unlike the Enviro100EV and second-generation Enviro400EV, which use NMC batteries, the second-generation Enviro200EV will retain the use of lithium iron phosphate batteries. [7]

Operators

First generation (2018-2025)

United Kingdom

A Go-Ahead London Enviro200EV featuring the early roof 'pod' crossing London Bridge in 2017 LJ16NNU Go Ahead London SEe12 BYD Enviro200.jpg
A Go-Ahead London Enviro200EV featuring the early roof 'pod' crossing London Bridge in 2017

Go-Ahead London were the launch customer for the Enviro200EV, ordering 51 of the type in July 2015 after trialling two integral BYD K9 electric buses for use on routes 507 and 521. [8] [3] Further deliveries included 14 examples for route 360, [9] 30 more in 2018 for use on routes 153 and 214, [10] and 130 of the type being supplied for various routes across London throughout 2023. [11]

Other TfL contractors who operate first-generation Enviro200EVs include London United, who operate 100 of the type which were delivered across two batches in 2018 and 2021, [12] [13] Metroline, who purchased 23 Enviro200EVs for use on route 46, [14] and Stagecoach London, who purchased five of the first Enviro200EVs to feature the redesigned roof layout for service on route 323. [15] [6]

Outside London, the first 12 Enviro200EVs to enter service outside of the capital were delivered to Arriva Merseyside in 2017. [16] Three Enviro200EVs were also delivered to Salisbury Reds in 2020 for park and ride services in Salisbury. [17] Since then, the Stagecoach Group has become a popular operator of Enviro200EVs, most commonly in Scotland; the group's first nine Enviro200EVs were delivered to Stagecoach South for use in Guildford on 'Glide' park and ride services in January 2019. [18] [19] Further orders for the group's Scottish operations, funded in part by the Scottish Zero Emission Bus (ScotZEB) challenge fund, began to be delivered in the early 2020s; Stagecoach East Scotland first took delivery of nine Enviro200EVs for service in Perth, [20] followed by further 13 to electrify the city's bus network in early 2023 and eleven Enviro200EVs for service Dunfermline in 2023. [21] [22] Stagecoach West Scotland, meanwhile, took delivery of 15 Enviro200EVs for service in Kilmarnock in 2021, [23] joined by a further two in early 2023. [24] [20]

First Glasgow first took delivery of two Enviro200EVs for trial service in January 2020, [25] which was followed by an order for 22 more of the type in March 2021; prior to entering public service in November, these were used as shuttle buses for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference being held in the city. [26] [27] This was followed by a repeat order for 50 more Enviro200EVs, which began to be delivered to the company's Scotstoun depot in June 2023. [28] [29] Elsewhere in Glasgow, three dual-door Enviro200EVs were delivered by National Car Parks in 2019 for car park shuttle services at Glasgow Airport. [30]

A handful of Enviro200EVs are also in use by operators on private or local authority contract bus services. Ten delivered between 2022 and 2024 are operated by Cobra Corporate Services on private shuttle services for Sky UK campuses in Osterley and Livingston, [31] while four Enviro200EVs, two being 10.8 metres (35 ft) examples and another two being 10.2 metres (33 ft) examples, were delivered to Stagecoach in Mansfield for use on Nottinghamshire County Council contracted 'Nottsbus' services between 2018 and 2021, [32] [33] and the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority took delivery of four Enviro200EVs in March 2024, entering service on 'Sheffield Connect' shuttle services on 8 April. [34]

Exports

Bus Eireann TfI-specification Enviro200EV at Athlone railway station in January 2023 Parallel connection (52664851679) (cropped).jpg
Bus Éireann TfI-specification Enviro200EV at Athlone railway station in January 2023

The National Transport Authority of Ireland have ordered 200 Enviro200EVs to be delivered to operators across Ireland over a period of five years, specified at 12 metres (39 ft) length with dual doors and spaces for wheelchairs and prams as well as a raked front windscreen. Deliveries commenced in January 2023, with the first 11 Enviro200EVs entering service with Bus Éireann in Athlone. [35] [36] [37]

In New Zealand, eight Enviro200EVs were delivered to Auckland Transport operator Fullers360 in late 2020 for services connecting the Auckland Region's Waiheke Island. [38] An electric demonstrator based on the tri-axle Enviro200 XLB was later delivered in August 2021 to Auckland Transport. [39] [40]

Second generation (2025-)

The first major pre-production order for the second-generation Enviro200EV was placed by the Stagecoach Group in June 2024, with 54 Enviro200EVs intended for Stagecoach subsidiaries receiving central government funding from the Zero-Emission Regional Bus Areas (ZEBRA2) scheme due for delivery between 2025 and 2026. [41]

The first independent bus operator to order the second-generation Enviro200EV was Falcon Buses of Byfleet, who plans to take delivery of 13 10.9 metres (36 ft) examples of the type in 2026. [42]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Dennis</span> Bus manufacturer based in the United Kingdom

Alexander Dennis is a British bus manufacturing company based in Larbert, Scotland. The largest bus and coach manufacturer in the United Kingdom, with a 50% market share in 2019, it has manufacturing plants and partnerships in Canada, China, Europe, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stagecoach West Scotland</span> Bus operator in west Scotland

Stagecoach West Scotland is an operating region of Stagecoach UK Bus, comprising Western Buses Ltd based in Ayr, Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Dennis Enviro300</span> Full-size single-deck bus body and chassis

The Alexander Dennis Enviro300 is a light-weight full-size single-decker bus that was built by Alexander Dennis and its predecessor TransBus International between 2001 and 2015. The design was the first of the new Enviro range of buses from TransBus and also the first bus to be built as an integral bus by TransBus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Dennis Enviro400</span> Low-floor double-decker bus chassis and bodywork

The Alexander Dennis Enviro400 is a twin-axle low-floor double-decker bus that was built by the British bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis between 2005 and 2018. It replaced the Alexander ALX400. In 2014, the Enviro400 was succeeded by the updated Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC and production of the classic Enviro400 ceased in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">First Glasgow</span> Largest bus company serving the Greater Glasgow area in Scotland

First Glasgow is the largest bus company serving the Greater Glasgow area in Scotland. It is a subsidiary of FirstGroup. The company operates within the area covered by the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, a public body responsible for helping to co-ordinate public transport services in the Greater Glasgow area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Plaxton Elite</span> Step-entrance coach body on Volvo and Scania chassis

The Plaxton Elite is a coach body produced by the British bus and coach manufacturer Plaxton. It is primarily targeted at the premium touring market and went into production in late 2008, replacing Plaxton's pre-existing Paragon and Profile coach bodies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Red Bus (New Zealand)</span> New Zealand bus operator

Red Bus was a bus operator in Christchurch, New Zealand. Red Bus operated public transport bus services around Christchurch on behalf of the Canterbury Regional Council, and it operated the free inner city Shuttle on behalf of the city council until the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arriva North West</span> Bus operator in North West England

Arriva North West is a major bus operator running services in North West England in the Merseyside area. It is a subsidiary of Arriva UK Bus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Volvo B5LH</span> Motor vehicle

The Volvo B5LH is a low-floor hybrid electric bus chassis for both single-decker buses and double-decker buses manufactured by Volvo since 2008. It is the basis for Volvo's integral 7700 Hybrid full low floor city bus and its successor, the 7900 Hybrid from 2011. In 2008, pre-production batches of both types of chassis were manufactured. Serial production started in June 2010. From 2013 it is also available as an articulated bus chassis. First entering service in London, the B5LH is the only current double decker type in service in the United Kingdom that uses a parallel hybrid drive system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stagecoach Highlands</span> Bus operator in the Scottish Highlands

Stagecoach Highlands is a bus operator based in Inverness that runs services in the Scottish Highlands as well as on the Orkney Islands and Isle of Skye. It is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group formed in 2008 following the purchase of the independent Rapsons Group, and is today part of the Stagecoach North Scotland group of companies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wright StreetDeck</span> Low-floor double-decker bus on integral chassis

The Wright StreetDeck is an integral double-decker bus manufactured by Wrightbus since 2014, originally delivered as standard with a Daimler OM934 diesel engine. Hybrid-electric, full-electric and hydrogen-powered variants have subsequently been produced. Production of the StreetDeck range was briefly suspended when Wrightbus entered administration in September 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC</span> Single-decker bus produced since 2014

The Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC, also marketed as the Alexander Dennis Enviro200, is a single-decker city bus produced by Alexander Dennis since 2014 as the successor to the Enviro200 midibus and Enviro300 full-size bus. The first Enviro200 MMCs entered service with National Express West Midlands in 2015. Notably, Enviro200 MMCs have been modified by Fusion Processing to be used as the basis for the first driverless bus trials in the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC</span> Low-floor double-decker bus

The Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC is a low-floor double-decker bus produced by the British bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis since 2014, replacing the Alexander Dennis Enviro400. The Enviro400 MMC is produced at Alexander Dennis' Falkirk and Scarborough factories in the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MCV Evora</span> Low-floor bus bodywork on Volvo B8RLE and B5LH chassis

The MCV Evora is a single-decker bus bodywork produced by Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles (MCV) since 2018, as the successor to the MCV Evolution. The Evora is currently available on Volvo B8RLE and Volvo B5LH chassis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City</span> British-built model of double-decker bus, built since 2014

The Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City is a low-floor double-decker bus produced by the British bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis since 2015, as an alternative to the standard Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC bodywork. The Enviro400 City is produced at Alexander Dennis' Falkirk and Scarborough factories in the United Kingdom. It is available as a complete integral diesel or hybrid bus, as well as the Enviro400EV complete integral battery electric bus or Scania N280UD compressed natural gas-powered chassis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Volvo BZL</span> Zero emissions electric bus chassis

The Volvo BZL is a full-size zero tailpipe emissions battery electric bus chassis for both single-deck buses and double-deck buses, manufactured by Volvo AB since 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yutong E10</span> Chinese battery electric single-decker bus

The Yutong E10, also sold as the longer Yutong E12, is a battery electric single-decker bus manufactured by Yutong in Zhengzhou since 2016 for both Chinese and international bus operators.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV</span> Battery electric double-decker bus

The Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV is a battery electric double-decker bus produced by the British bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis in partnership with Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Auto since 2018. Based on its Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City body, which was launched in 2015 to compete with the hybrid electric New Routemaster, the Enviro400EV is produced at Alexander Dennis' Falkirk and Scarborough factories in the United Kingdom, with production of the type at the company's Larbert headquarters set to also commence in mid-2023. The Enviro400EV is available both as a complete integral battery electric bus and as a battery electric bus body on a BYD K series chassis, as well the integral Enviro400FCEV fuel cell bus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Dennis Enviro100EV</span> Battery-electric midibus

The Alexander Dennis Enviro100EV is a battery electric integral midibus built by British bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis. It is the first midibus produced by the company equipped with Alexander Dennis' own in-house electric drivetrain, complementing the BYD-powered Enviro200EV in the Alexander Dennis product range. The body of the bus is to be assembled in Zhuhai in China, while the chassis of the bus is to be assembled with the body at the Alexander Dennis factory in Scarborough in England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CAVForth</span> Scottish autonomous bus pilot scheme

CAVForth is a pilot scheme based in eastern Scotland to develop passenger-carrying autonomous bus services in the United Kingdom. The scheme's first bus route, the AB1 park and ride service, is operated by Stagecoach East Scotland at a 20-minute frequency between Edinburgh Park and the Ferrytoll Park and Ride site via the Forth Road Bridge. Described by the UK government as being the first full-size public autonomous bus service in the world, the service, which commenced public operations on 15 May 2023, uses a fleet of five Alexander Dennis Enviro200AV diesel single-deck buses built to SAE Level 4 requirements, meaning a driver is present in the bus at all times but does not need to control the bus in regular service.

References

  1. 1 2 "BYD ADL Enviro200EV" (PDF). BYD Auto. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Enviro200EV: the all-rounder" (PDF). Alexander Dennis. Larbert. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Electric is go for BYD and ADL with Enviro200EV". routeone. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "ADL and BYD sign £660m electric bus deal". Coach & Bus Week . Peterborough. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "BYD and ADL develop shorter electric single-decker". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. 1 2 @ADLbus (25 June 2020). "Five new BYD ADL Enviro200EV are now in service with Stagecoach London. The 10.9m electric buses, powered by BYD battery technology, are among the first built to ADL's improved design which optimises the interior layout and introduces a new arrangement of components on the roof" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 January 2023– via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Deakin, Tim (10 October 2024). "Alexander Dennis reveals details of next-generation Enviro200EV". routeone. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "BYD and ADL to build 51 electric buses for Go Ahead London". Bus and Coach Professional. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Go-Ahead London makes first 10.8m BYD order". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  10. ↑ Blakemore, Tim (December 2019). "Electrifying lessons from China for UK fleet engineers". Commercial Vehicle Engineer. p. 20. Retrieved 26 March 2022. A recent delivery of 22 BYD/ADL Enviro200 EV single-deckers to the Go-Ahead London operation for use on its route 214 service between Highgate and the City takes the total number of BYD/ ADL electric buses now in service in the UK to more than 200.
  11. ↑ "Go-Ahead London orders 141 more BYD ADL electrics". routeone. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "RATP Dev relaunches London depot with electric fleet" . Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  13. ↑ Manthey, Nora (17 June 2021). "BYD-ADL scores largest e-bus order in the UK to date". electrive. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "Third BYD ADL E200 electric order for three routes". Coach & Bus Week. No. 1300. Peterborough. 18 July 2017. p. 10. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  15. ↑ Cox, Sophie (20 December 2020). "New electric buses to serve route 323". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "Liverpool joins the electric bus revolution with a dozen BYDs". routeone. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  17. ↑ Crawford, Alex (5 February 2020). "Salisbury Reds electric buses: The Reds have gone green". routeone. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  18. ↑ Randall, Chris (8 January 2019). "BYD ADL delivers nine electric buses for Guildford". electrive. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  19. ↑ "Stagecoach to introduce electric Enviro200s in Guildford". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  20. 1 2 "Nine BYD ADL Enviro200EV buses arrive for Stagecoach East Scotland". routeone. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  21. ↑ Peat, Chris (17 April 2023). "Stagecoach BYD-Alexander Dennis electric bus delivery complete". Bus & Coach Buyer. Peterborough. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  22. ↑ Halford, Paul (17 April 2023). "Alexander Dennis and BYD announce delivery of further electric buses to Stagecoach". routeone. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  23. ↑ Mcilkenny, Stephen (22 March 2021). "Stagecoach to introduce fleet of new electric buses following £21.4m investment". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  24. ↑ "First Volvo BZL deliveries for Stagecoach West Scotland". routeone. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  25. ↑ Cork, Laura (15 January 2020). "First Glasgow rolls out two zero-emission electric buses". Transport Engineer. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  26. ↑ "First Glasgow prepares for COP26 with order of 22 BYD ADL Enviro200EVs". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  27. ↑ "First to operate COP26 delegate shuttles". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  28. ↑ Deakin, Tim (22 September 2022). "BYD ADL and Yutong in First Bus Scotland 74 EV order". routeone. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  29. ↑ "First Glasgow begins further growth of city's electric fleet". routeone. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  30. ↑ "Glasgow airport invests in BYD ADL electric buses". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  31. ↑ "Cobra Corporate Services completes Sky shuttle electrification". routeone. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  32. ↑ "ADL BYD Enviro200EVs in 10.2 m spec enter service in Nottinghamshire". routeone. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  33. ↑ "Nottinghamshire goes greener with delivery of BYD ADL Enviro200EVs". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  34. ↑ "Sheffield launches new electric city shuttles". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  35. ↑ "Irish NTA signs agreement for BYD ADL Enviro200EVs". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  36. ↑ Manthey, Nora (20 July 2021). "BYD ADL signs deal to deliver up to 200 e-buses to Ireland". electrive. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  37. ↑ "Athlone Enviro200EVs kick off Ireland's first all-electric town bus service". routeone. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  38. ↑ "BYD ADL electric buses delivered to Auckland's Waiheke Island". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  39. ↑ "ADL delivers its first extra-large electric bus in New Zealand to Auckland Transport". BYD ADL Electric Buses. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  40. ↑ MarketScreener. "NFI : ADL delivers its first extra-large electric bus in New Zealand to Auckland Transport | MarketScreener". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  41. ↑ "Stagecoach orders 244 next-generation electric buses with ZEBRA 2 funding in Alexander Dennis' largest zero-emission order to date" (Press release). Larbert: Alexander Dennis. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  42. ↑ "Falcon Buses orders 13 Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV next-gen". routeone. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.