Switch Mobility will show its heavyweight e1 battery-electric single-deck bus (pictured) at Euro Bus Expo as it evaluates whether the model will suit the UK market. It will be one of three zero-emission buses on the manufacturer’s stand at the trade show.
The e1 debuted in left-hand drive form earlier in 2022. It will be such an example that is presented at the NEC. Switch initially did not plan to build the e1 for the UK, but Chief Marketing and Sustainability Officer Peter Freedman says that in the meantime, interest has been received from potential customers here.
“This will be a good opportunity to show the UK bus industry what the future of our vehicles looks like,” he explains. “We have already seen a lot of interest in the e1.”
Mr Freedman adds that building the e1 in right-hand drive format is reliant on a suitable enabling order from an operator partner. Transitioning the vehicle from its current layout to one that would suit domestic users is reasonably easy, he notes.
Alongside the e1 on the Switch Mobility stand at Euro Bus Expo will be a pair of battery-electric Metrocitys. One will be an 8.7m example and the other a 10.8m model. Updated batteries will form part of the Metrocity line-up.
Euro Bus Expo will be held between 1-3 November at the NEC Birmingham. Register for free tickets here. Switch Mobility will be on stand A50.
