Alexander Dennis has supplied two new BYD AD Enviro200EV single deck buses to Cobra Corporate Services following a delivery of eight similar vehicles two years ago.
The buses are being used on a corporate contract for broadcasting and telecommunications group Sky in Livingston, Scotland, offering links to railway stations and local facilities.
Alexander Dennis built the zero-emission buses on chassis supplied by BYD and will provide spare parts and service through its AD24 aftermarket division.
Dawsongroup bus and coach owns the vehicles and has supplied them to Cobra on a fully supported contract hire solution for the operation on behalf of Sky.
EO Charging has provided and will manage the ongoing maintenance of the ABB manufactured charging infrastructure that was installed by BES Group.
The new Enviro200EV have replaced two of the earlier examples, which have been transferred from Livingston to the similar Sky operation in Osterley, Greater London that utilises the remainder of the fleet.
While the earlier buses used a slow AC charging connection, the new buses are designed with DC charging.
BES Group has installed two dual 120kW chargers at Livingston.
Mark Taylor, Regional Sales Manager for Alexander Dennis, said, “We are delighted to have worked with our friends and partners to deliver this reliable system solution for Cobra and their client Sky, and to continue to support the ongoing operation through AD24.
“This is a landmark project for sustainable travel options which demonstrates the potential of zero-emission buses on corporate contracts.”
Steve Dowling, Director at Cobra Corporate Services, said, “We have a solid solution using DC infrastructure, which really is the gold standard for electric bus charging, working better and giving us more options, more confidence and more operational flexibility.”
