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The in-house battery-electric models from Alexander Dennis will be followed by an Enviro200EV, but President and Managing Director Paul Davies explains that the Scottish OEM’s relationship with partner BYD is unaffected by the range extension. BYD ADL Enviro200EV and Enviro400EV products remain available and there is no intention of dropping them. The JSESSIONID cookie is used by New Relic to store a session identifier so that New Relic can monitor session counts for an application.
ADL is a subsidiary of leading independent global bus manufacturer NFI Group Inc. (NFI), while BYD is the world’s leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles (NEV) and power batteries.The Enviro400EV will have cells at the rear, within the chassis and under the staircase. 472kW/h of capacity will be standard, with 354kW/h optional. The Enviro100EV was announced as a new model in the Alexander Dennis range on 1November2022 at the Euro Bus Expo at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, with the first production model unveiled a year later on 1 November 2023. Series production is set to commence in early 2024. [1] [2] The new buses have been engineered fully in house as zero-emission vehicles from the ground up. Alexander Dennis highlighted that “in addition to its next-generation buses, Alexander Dennis will continue to sell and support electric buses built in partnership with BYD“. Alexander Dennis new Enviro100EV and 400EV are born
Heights of 4.2m or 4.3m are available, and an open-top version will follow. Maximum passenger capacity is 96, with 80 seated. Expected range is 260 miles with 472kW/h of batteries, and 195 miles where 354kW/h is specified. The working environment for bus drivers has also been improved with a new steering wheel, configurable dashboard display and improved heating, cooling and ventilation in the cab. On provincial work where average mileages are higher, a 20-year life with one change of energy storage is projected. Alexander Dennis will provide a standard eight-year battery warranty on both the Enviro100EV and Enviro400EV, but it is willing to negotiate an extension of that to 12 years on a commercial basis. Vehicle warranty period is five years. Enviro100EV and Enviro400EV already certified by Zemo Perhaps most notable about the Enviro100EV is its claimed range. Either 236kW/h or 354kW/h of battery capacity can be specified, delivering endurance of up to 190 or 285 miles, respectively. Opp charging compatibility included on new models Along with a next-generation electric driveline and the new, future-proof Alexander Dennis battery system, the new buses introduce a striking design language that enhances their kerb appeal and makes a bold statement of investment in cleaner transport.While the bus is 2.35m wide, Alexander Dennis has used full-width seats. 25 are fitted, with a total passenger capacity of up to 45. A turning radius of 8.6m is claimed and the OEM says that the Enviro100EV will have the same 20-year design life as its bigger brothers. A focus for Alexander Dennis was placing the batteries as far forwards as possible on the Enviro400EV to minimise imposed weight on the rear axle. Battery boxes within the floor are mounted on dampers so no chassis flex is transmitted. In specifying members of the new range, Alexander Dennis will work with customers and local authorities to model operational requirements via a multi-physics tool. Mr Gall adds that in addition to CCS2 plug-in charging at up to 150kW, both new models are compatible with optional pantograph-based opportunity replenishment via roof-mounted rails at up to 300kW. Enviro100EV ‘will create new market segment’, says OEM
In 472kW/h iteration, the Enviro400EV is claimed to have an overall battery energy throughput of 1.4 GW/h before that storage requires replacement at 70% of original capacity. Alexander Dennis believes that the 1.4GW/h figure is 40% higher than any competitor vehicle. A bare Enviro400EV chassis gives an idea of battery placement strategy; they are location within the white boxes h or 354kW/h of battery capacity can be specified. Zemo certificates give energy consumption of 0.66kW/h per km and 0.69kW/h per km, respectively; Alexander Dennis claims ranges of up to 190 or 285 miles. The acclaimed Voith Electrical Drive System is used in both the Enviro100EV and Enviro400EV, in its medium-duty and heavy-duty variants, respectively. The latter gives a peak power of 410kW and the former 260kW. Alexander Dennis says that will be ample for interurban work, with a maximum road speed of 60mph, subject to other factors.Zemo Partnership has already certified the new models via its Zero Emission Bus accreditation scheme. For the Enviro400EV in 354kW/h form, energy consumption is listed as 0.90kW/h per km. With 472kW/h of storage, that figure is 0.91kW/h per km. The Enviro100EV is an 8.5m small bus that seats 25 passengers and delivers a claimed range of up to 285 miles A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. Batteries on the Enviro100EV are under the floor and on the roof. It has the same cab as the Enviro400EV, which has been developed from the existing layout. In addition to a focus on the passenger area, the new models’ cabs have a new steering wheel and TFT display Small bus shell to be manufactured by partner in China We saw a gap in the market for a small bus with a good range, a good passenger capacity and which is highly manoeuvrable,” Mr Gall continues. “So the Enviro100EV was born.” The Enviro100EV is small – but Alexander Dennis says that it is ‘like a Tardis’ where interior space is concerned Perhaps most significant of the two new battery-electric buses shown by Alexander Dennis is the Enviro100EV. Mr Gall believes that it will “create a new market segment.” The manufacturer is already talking of the Enviro100EV as a successor for the ‘go-anywhere’ 8.9m Enviro200 diesel. As previously noted, there is future scope for it to be shortened below 8.5m, he adds.
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