The 'Harrogate Electrics' Opportunity Charging Battery Buses

[@ElijahsTransport]

I love these electruc buses! So futuristic and amazing

[@nathanw9770]

These look and sound amazing, charging at the bus station is also a great idea. Idk why tfl didn't order these for the 358.

[@evilroman1sobieski756]

Far to posh in Harrogate to say Hey up

[@caramelldansen2204]

Surely it would make more sense for "pantograph up" charging, for easy conversion to trolley buses in future?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

Trolleybuses need totally different fitments for the trolley poles.

[@caramelldansen2204]

@@CitytransportInfoplus fair!

[@realfrowz]

​@@CitytransportInfoplusis this a new type of a Electrostar what's with pantograph 😂

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

Its a bus, designed and built by Volvo@@realfrowz

[@matthewroberts1828]

This is a part of the answer, well done.

[@jamiep61]

More Electric Buses arriving this summer ☀️

[@JessicaJones2001-o7t]

They’re battery

[@Andrewjg_89]

Nice to see other places having greener buses including Harrogate. I do think that battery powered buses is the solution to reduce Co2 emissions and to make the environment cleaner and safer for everyone to enjoy.

[@Kingplayyyzzzzz]

Theres no such thing as buses in london aren’t allowed to reverse with drivers. When needed if it’s safe to do so they can reverse without assistance and actually 2 or 3 times I have seen buses reverse with passengers for reasons like bus infront blocking way and lots of traffic and various reasons.

[@Grid56]

I fhlly expected the pan to be on the bus and raise up train style. This is an unusual arrangement, it'd be interesting to know why this version was chosen.

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

Not having the pan on the bus reduces weight (of the bus) and saves money because far fewer pantographs are required. There is a different (commercial rival) bus charging system from a company named Schunk which does have the pantograph on the bus.

[@eastlancsesteem]

Will these be in London?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

Not as far as I am aware, but the Schaffhausen buses seen at the end of my film will be in London, albeit in rigid rather than articulated format and using the 'pantograph down' version of opportunity charging

[@chrisstephens6673]

I had it in the back of my mind that buses were not meant to reverse with passengers on board, or is that just a London thing, if at all? Oops. Meant as a stand alone comment.

[@TinCanTidy]

What is the range?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

sorry but I do not know - one of the reasons for this day-time top up charging is to allow for fewer batteries and a shorter range (per charge) than would otherwise be needed had the buses only been charged at night

[@thomasarmstrong3804]

Virtue Signalling at it's Worst