480KM+ E-DECK BUS TRIAL

Launched in September and to begin trials in Q1 next year, the ‘Jewel E’ double-decker electric bus – using “sustainable and cost-effective electrification solutions” specialist Equipmake’s ‘breakthrough’ Zero Emission Drivetrain (ZED) – will join the fleet of London’s largest bus operator, Go-Ahead.

Designed and developed in the UK, Equipmake’s Zero Emission Drivetrain (ZED) offers operators three modular battery pack options of up to 543kWh – the largest capacity battery of any two-axle double-decker electric bus in the world, it states. This delivers an unmatched electric driving range of up to 480km+ (300 miles), which is more than sufficient to ensure the Jewel E can easily complete an entire duty cycle without the need to stop and recharge, the company explains.

Equipmake’s modular design enables operators the flexibility