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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).
The Switch Metrocity (formerly known as the Optare MetroCity) is an integral midibus manufactured by Switch Mobility since 2013. Originally aimed at the London market, the Metrocity is based on the Optare Versa which was introduced in 2009. In the UK market, longer variants of the Metrocity have replaced the Optare Tempo SR. As at August 2018 ...
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 ...
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Metro had a string of three fatal accidents involving track workers in a little over a year. [22] In October 2005, a Metro employee was struck and killed at the Braddock Road station on the Blue and Yellow Lines. [23] In May 2006, another Metro employee died after being hit by a Red Line train at Dupont Circle station. [24]
Early double-deckers put the driver in a separate cab. Passenger access was via an open platform at the rear and a bus conductor collected fares. Modern double-deckers have a main entrance door at the front and the driver takes fares, thus halving the number of workers aboard, but slowing the boarding process.
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