Ebusco 2.2 articulated bus in Haarlem
Ebusco is one of a handful of new entrants to the European battery-electric bus scene, and many of the vehicles it has built are in use in its native Netherlands, although production actually takes place in China. A good number of the Ebusco 2.2 model are to be found in the R-Net fleet, with Haarlem a good place to see them in both those red and grey colours and the white-based Connexion scheme. Here 18m articulated example 9822 of the R-Net operation - although operated by Transdev - is seen waiting outside Haarlem Centraal Station while working the high-frequency 300 service to the Bijlmer Arena in Amsterdam via Schiphol airport.
The equipment on the roof above the driver is presumably opportunity charging kit for an inverted pantograph - the 300 route is an interurban one and thus mid-day charging is no doubt necessary to get the necessary range, although Ebusco makes some big promises about what its buses can do on a single charge.
Ebusco 2.2 articulated bus in Haarlem
Ebusco is one of a handful of new entrants to the European battery-electric bus scene, and many of the vehicles it has built are in use in its native Netherlands, although production actually takes place in China. A good number of the Ebusco 2.2 model are to be found in the R-Net fleet, with Haarlem a good place to see them in both those red and grey colours and the white-based Connexion scheme. Here 18m articulated example 9822 of the R-Net operation - although operated by Transdev - is seen waiting outside Haarlem Centraal Station while working the high-frequency 300 service to the Bijlmer Arena in Amsterdam via Schiphol airport.
The equipment on the roof above the driver is presumably opportunity charging kit for an inverted pantograph - the 300 route is an interurban one and thus mid-day charging is no doubt necessary to get the necessary range, although Ebusco makes some big promises about what its buses can do on a single charge.