BYD says 22 BYD ADL Enviro200EV models are now in service on London routes between Highgate, Camden Town, King’s Cross and the City.
The latest deliveries mean the BYD ADL partnership – BYD (Europe) and Alexander Dennis, part of independent bus manufacturer NFI Group – has now delivered 98 electric buses to Go-Ahead London; nearly half the total of more than 200 electric buses the BYD ADL partnership has delivered to operators in the UK.
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This most recent delivery also signals the introduction of the shorter 10.2-metre variant to provide a reduced turning circle and enhanced manoeuvrability. A 9.6-metre model will follow later in the year with 11 buses for Go-Ahead London and the operator additionally has 13 BYD ADL Enviro200EVs with a length of 10.8-metres on order and scheduled to go into service in early 2020.
The BYD ADL partnership’s single deck and double deck electric buses are both being delivered in significant numbers to operators in London as the capital’s transport system transitions from diesel.
More than 170 BYD ADL electric buses are now in operation on Transport for London (TfL) services, with more than 7m electric miles having been completed and 4m completed by Go-Ahead alone.
“The order book looks very healthy for both our single deck and double deck products – and against a broadening customer portfolio outside London, too,” said BYD UK MD, Frank Thorpe.
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By GlobalData“Manchester and Birmingham are switching to BYD ADL electric mobility and there’s considerable interest elsewhere. There’s a public transport revolution taking place in the UK and it is electric mobility that really is leading the charge.”
