Successful introduction of Europe’s

largest fleet of electric buses

Prawaas India International Bus & Car Travel Show

Mumbai, 29th July 2017

World leader in design and manufacture of:

double deck buses

lightweight single deck buses

Focus on lightweight, fuel-efficient vehicles that

minimise operators’ costs and are the most reliable in

the industry

UK market leader with >50% share of bus market

>50% market share worldwide in double deck buses

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£600m annual turnover

2,450 vehicles annual production

2,500 directly employed staff + 1,500 in partnerships

Alexander Dennis Limited

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Worldwide presence

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United Kingdom Larbert · Falkirk · Guildford · Scarborough

Skelmersdale · Anston · Harlow

Germany Berlin

Canada Toronto · Ottawa

USA Nappanee, IN

Canyon Lake, CA

Las Vegas, NV

Mexico Mexico City

China Zhuhai Granton Bus & Coach

Hong Kong

Singapore

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur

TMA · Scomi

New Zealand Auckland

Kiwi Bus Builders Manufacturing

locations Name of build partner

Sales & aftermarket

offices

Europe’s largest electric bus fleet

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London routes 507 and 521

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Buckingham

Palace Big Ben

St. Paul’s

Cathedral

Tower of

London

Waterloo

Victoria

London Bridge

507

521

Transport for London (TfL) tendered services

5 + 2 year contract operated by Go-Ahead London

‘Red Arrow’ commuter routes between railway stations

and centres of employment

Short routes with high peak frequencies

507 2.2 miles in one direction every 3–4 minutes

521 3.5 miles in one direction every 2–3 minutes

Combined PVR 47 + 4 spares = 51 buses

Reduced inter-peak and evening frequencies

Weekend operation only on route 507

685,000 vehicle miles operated annually

7 million passenger journeys annually

London routes 507 and 521

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Turn-key contract including:

51 BYD ADL Enviro200EV buses

Maintenance over 5 years

Infrastructure for overnight charging in depot

Installation including civil works

Signed July 2015 between Go-Ahead London and

three suppliers:

BYD (primary contractor to Go-Ahead London)

ADL

SSE (utilities provider)

In liaison with UK Power Networks (grid operator)

£19m contract value

Contract for electric buses

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BYD ADL Enviro200EV

Chassis, driveline and

batteries from BYD

Produced in China

Same proven

technology as all-BYD

vehicles

Body from ADL

Built in Scotland

Lightweight aluminium

construction

Commonality with

Enviro200 range

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Technical specifications

12,029mm length

2,470mm width

3,385mm height

12,115kg ULW

18,600kg GVW

ZF RL85A front axle

BYD EQ13 rear axle

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324kWh battery

Lithium iron phosphate

180 miles range when

battery is new

max. 138 miles required

16 hours operation

On-board charger

Axle-mounted motors

2x90kW power

90 passengers

21 seats

Large standee areas to

maximise total capacity

Air conditioning for driver

Blown air system in

passenger saloon

Diesel heater

Electric solution planned

Garages

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Waterloo

Victoria

London Bridge Waterloo

Bus Garage

46 buses

Mandela Way

Bus Garage

5 buses

507

521

Waterloo Garage

Central location very

close to routes

Highly space constrained

with no room for

expansion

Closed at weekends due

to sensitive location

46 buses allocated

Using all available space

5 buses operated from

Mandela Way Garage

Used to cover weekend

vehicle requirement

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Situation before conversion to electric bus operation

Full depot conversion

First bus depot in

Europe to have been

completely converted

from diesel to electric

Overnight charging only

2.2MW maximum power

requirement

Smart charging lowers

actual requirement

No regular top-ups

between peaks

Not required for range

Large consumers nearby

in grid

Cheaper tariff at night

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Charging infrastructure design

2 substations

2 transformers from

11,000V to 400V

2 distribution boards

43 charging units

AC dual plug design

39 rated at 40kW

4 rated at 80kW

central charging island

3 parking bays without

charging units

99.8% mileage

maintained during

installation

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substations

distribution boards

transformers

parking bays without charging units

Installed charging infrastructure

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Entry into service

Production rate of

5 buses per week

Dedicated production

line at ADL’s Falkirk

plant

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Delivery from Scotland

to London under own

power

415 miles distance

Handled by contractor

Recharging stops at

logistics depots

Official launch on

9th September 2016

All buses in service

by end of 2016

Availability consistently

above 98% with 99.2%

monthly average since

launch

London

Go-Ahead London: 14 buses for TfL route 360

RATP Dev: 36 buses for TfL routes 70 and C1

Go-Ahead London: 30 buses for TfL route 153 and 214

Metroline: 23 buses for TfL route 46

Rest of United Kingdom

Arriva North West: 12 buses for Liverpool routes 26/27

ADL is primary contractor

Nottingham County Council: 2 buses for route 510

Follow-up orders

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Summary

Real turn-key contract

Full depot conversion

Maintained depot

capacity and

performance despite

very limited space

All infrastructure

inside depot

Smart charging

Reliable and proven

vehicle technology

Lightweight body for

high passenger

capacity

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Thank you

Stefan Baguette

Group Market Analyst

Alexander Dennis Limited

9 Central Boulevard

Central Park

Larbert

FK5 4RU

United Kingdom

T +44 1324 678047

M +44 7557 107935

stefan.baguette@alexander-dennis.com

www.alexander-dennis.com

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