2002 Volvo B7TL Hybrid

[GaryMcEwan]

I'm just back from London where I saw a Volvo B7TL (London General WVL95) that has been retrofitted to hybrid by a company called Vantage Power. Apparently TFL and the bus companies are looking into converting more of the older fleets to hybrid.

Is converting to hybrid the way forward rather than offloading them elsewhere?

 

[Antman]

I'm just back from London where I saw a Volvo B7TL (London General WVL95) that has been retrofitted to hybrid by a company called Vantage Power. Apparently TFL and the bus companies are looking into converting more of the older fleets to hybrid.

Is converting to hybrid the way forward rather than offloading them elsewhere?

Interesting idea, apparently two have been converted on a trial basis.

 

[GaryMcEwan]

Interesting idea, apparently two have been converted on a trial basis.

From what I saw, London General WVL94 and 95 have been converted along with PVL73 which is working outside of the capital.

Arriva plan on getting VLA99 and VLA100 converted and RATP VLP23 and 24.

 

[MotCO]

There is also a former Metrobus East Lancs Trident running on Vantage Power in York as a tourist bus. I think that this was the first conversion.

 

[Stonesourscotty]

Theree's an Ensign bus with it to and Ensign are also one of the partner companies of them so maybe the used buses they receive may get retractioned to?