Stagecoach London is the first bus operator in the capital to order Alexander Dennis next-generation battery-electrics after concluding a deal for 24 Enviro100EV small single-deckers and 17 Enviro400EV double-deckers.
They will be delivered in early 2025. The Enviro100EVs will seat 21 to Transport for London (TfL) specification within an 8.5m length and have 354kWh of battery capacity. The Enviro400EVs will be at 10.5m and carry up to 62 seated passengers, with 472kWh of energy storage.
Both models meet the latest iterations of the TfL Bus Safety Standard, with Alexander Dennis saying that it was the first vehicle builder “to receive a positive result from independent impact testing of its buses’ revised front geometry.”
The manufacturer says that the products will deliver excellent total cost of ownership (TCO) for Stagecoach London, with battery durability key to that.
Group Sales and Business Development Manager Ben Werth adds: “This new order further confirms the incredible success of our next-generation vehicle platform, which we have designed in-house from the ground up to drive value for the UK bus industry through efficiency, longevity and flexibility.
“Before the first London-specification demonstrators have even hit the road, orders are in place from Stagecoach as the group recognises our next-generation buses’ potential to deliver outstanding TCO with an electric drive system that could last two full TfL route contract terms without a need for battery replacement.”
The order for next-generation Alexander Dennis battery-electrics by Stagecoach London follows others placed by the group for its provincial fleets and takes the number of announced vehicles from that range for Stagecoach to 360.
Among those are 20 Enviro100EV models for use by Stagecoach in Scotland as the launch deal for that vehicle; 55 Enviro400EVs for Oxford; and 244 across the Enviro100EV, Enviro400EV and pending Enviro200EV products that form part of successful Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme second phase bids in England.
Stagecoach London Managing Director Paul Lynch comments: “We are looking forward to operating these buses, which promise a step forward in range and longevity. They add to our rapidly growing electric bus fleet as we play our part in delivering TfL and the Mayor’s targets for London, as well as our own Stagecoach commitments on carbon reduction.”