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The Switch Metrodecker EV battery electric bus was launched in late 2015, complementing Optare's single decker range which already had battery electric variants. The battery supports 250 kW of power with an electric ZF AxTrax AVE powertrain, resulting in an electric range of 160 miles (260 km).
Switch Mobility (Optare until 2020) [1] is a British bus manufacturer based in Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire.It is a subsidiary of Indian company Ashok Leyland.The company is responsible for the EV operations of the group with Ashok Leyland focusing on its core business of diesel-powered vehicles as well as work on alternative fuels like compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas ...
An electric version is available, named the Metrocity EV, using a 150 kW Magtec motor. In London, four entered service with London United in July 2014 on route H98, [4] while nine entered service with Arriva London on route 312 in September 2015. [5] [6] Twelve entered service in August 2023 with Stagecoach London on route 339. [7]
The Switch Solo (formerly sold as the Optare Solo) is a low-floor minibus/midibus with one or two doors manufactured by Switch Mobility in the United Kingdom since 1998. The Solo name is a play on its low-floor status, the manufacturer marketing its vehicle as having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm (8 in) with kneeling suspension.
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(1 bus) Metro Local Diesel 1993-94 9978-9980 (3 buses) Metro Local Diesel 1991 813-817 (4 buses) None Diesel 1994 9976 (1 bus) Metro Local Diesel Flxible Metro B CNG: 40 foot 1989 1800-1809 (9 buses) Tri Stripe CNG Gillig Spirit: 28 foot 1990 600 (1 bus) Yellow Jacket Diesel Gillig Phantom: 40 foot 1994 1000-1010 (10 buses) None Diesel Neoplan ...
The Spectra body was constructed on the DB250 chassis, capable of kneeling 100 millimetres (3.9 in) down to the kerbside for access to a single entrance step, on an Alusuisse aluminium frame. The design is notable for the exclusion of a lower deck rear window, replaced by a lift-up flap above the engine bay covering the Spectra's air filter and ...
May 29, 2024 at 6:57 PM The 25-year-old designer behind the double-decker airplane seat which sparked widespread criticism has debuted a first-class model at an aviation show in Germany .