Arriva Low Emission Vehicles

[Barney]

RE: Arriva Low Emission Vehicles
We need to acknowledge that electric vehicles are not a new concept as they have been in existence for a very long time. In the 1970s MPTE trialled an all-electric vehicle on the City Circle. The single-decker was commonly referred to as The Clockwork Orange because of its vivid livery.

It was not a success as the basic problem was the battery technology but things have moved on a great deal since then. Although oil prices are at an all-time low at the moment, bus manufacturers and operators around the world recognise that there is an imperative to find the holy grail of large electric vehicles for city centre operation.