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Happy Al's Welcomes Two New ADL Enviro400 Double-Deckers

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Those familiar with the blog will know the author is proudly based in Birkenhead, so it's always a delight to see further investment in a local bus operator. Al’s Coaches – or Happy Al’s to many – has been a family-run fixture in the North West since 1972, earning its place as one of the region’s top bus and coach providers.
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Switch Mobility to Assess Potential for e1 Electric Single-deck Bus in UK Market

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Switch Mobility will show its heavyweight e1 battery-electric single-deck bus at Euro Bus Expo as it evaluates whether the model will suit the UK market. It will be one of three zero-emission buses on the manufacturer’s stand at this year's Euro Bus Expo.

Switch Mobility

The e1 first appeared in left-hand drive form in 2022. Such an example will be presented at the NEC. Switch did not intend to build the e1 for the UK at first, but Chief Marketing and Sustainability Officer Peter Freedman says that in the meantime, interest from potential customers has been received.
“This will be a good opportunity to show the UK bus industry what the future of our vehicles looks like, he explains. We have already seen a lot of interest in the e1.”
Mr Freedman adds that building the e1 in right-hand drive format is reliant on a suitable enabling order from an operator partner. Transitioning the vehicle from its current layout to one that would suit domestic users is reasonably easy, he notes.

Alongside the e1 on the Switch Mobility stand at Euro Bus Expo will be a pair of battery-electric MetroCity single deckers. One will be an 8.7m example and the other a 10.8m model. Updated batteries will form part of the MetroCity line-up.

Euro Bus Expo will be held between the 1st and 3rd November 2022 at the NEC Birmingham. To register for a free trade pass to attend, visit eurobusxpo.com.

Free coach transfers to Euro Bus Expo

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Free of charge coach transfers, sponsored by Zeelo, will be running to and from six locations including Brighton, Cardiff, Colchester, Liverpool, Portsmouth and York across the three days. Attendees interested in picking up these services en route to and from Birmingham are encouraged to complete the online booking form, as additional pickups will be arranged based on demand. To book, visit zeelo.co/rides/zeelo-eurobus-2022.

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