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29 BYD ADL Enviro400EV electric double deckers are first step towards zero-emission National Express fleet
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n29 BYD ADL Enviro400EV electric double deckers are first step towards zero-emission National Express fleet\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nLARBERT, Scotland, July 13, 2020\n\n\n\nLARBERT, Scotland, July 13, 2020 /CNW/ - Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD Europe jointly announced today that their electric vehicle partnership, the UK's leading electric bus producer, has supplied the first of 29 BYD ADL Enviro400EV double deckers to National Express West Midlands, where they are charged entirely by renewable energy and utilise a stationery battery system to balance the load on the electricity grid. ADL is a subsidiary of leading independent global bus manufacturer NFI Group Inc. (NFI), while BYD is a global leader in batteries, energy management and electric mobility.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nADL is helping National Express to take its first major step towards a zero-emission bus fleet with the supply of 29 BYD ADL Enviro400EV electric double deckers.\nThe 10.9m long buses are built to National Express's Platinum standard, offering extra legroom for the 65 seated passengers as well as USB chargers, free wi-fi and other amenities. An advanced heat pump system ensures that saloon heating power is supplied efficiently from the main batteries without undue impact on operational range.\nThe first 19 of these zero-emission buses have now entered service in Birmingham, where the operator's 80-year old Yardley Wood garage has been retrofitted with plug chargers for each bus along with a stationery battery, provided by Zenobe Energy, that balances the load on the grid.\n10 further vehicles will be introduced in Coventry in the autumn. The investment has been supported with a £3 million grant from the UK Government's Office for Low Emission Vehicles.\nTom Stables, Managing Director of National Express UK, said: \"At National Express, zero-emission is not the future – it's the here-and-now. Our bus fleet will be zero emission by 2030, and we're very proud to bring fully electric buses to the people of the West Midlands. ...