Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC
The Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC (short for Major Model Change)[2] is a double-decker bus and a body of a bus. It has a low-floor. It has been made from 2014[3] to the present day. It is made by Alexander Dennis.[4]
| Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Alexander Dennis |
| Production | 2014–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | Single or dual door |
| Floor type | Low floor |
| Chassis | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC Scania N250UD Scania N280UD Volvo B5LH Volvo B5TL Volvo B8L |
| Related | Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Cummins ISBe (Enviro400 MMC) Scania DC09 (Scania N2x0UD) Volvo D5K (Volvo B5LH/TL) Volvo D8K (Volvo B8L) |
| Electric motor | 2 x BYD 150kW in-wheel |
| Capacity | 64–100 seated |
| Power output | 250 hp (190 kW)[1] 240 hp (180 kW) - Volvo B5LH/TL 350 hp (260 kW) - Volvo B8L 250–280 hp (190–210 kW) - Scania DC09 |
| Transmission | Voith ZF Volvo I-Shift BAE Systems HybriDrive |
| Battery | 320 kWh lithium iron phosphate |
| Range | 303 kilometres (188 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 2-axle Enviro400 MMC: 10.3 m (33 ft 10 in) 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in) 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) 11.4 m (37 ft 5 in) 11.5 m (37 ft 9 in) 3-axle Enviro400 XLB: 13.4 m (44 ft 0 in) |
| Width | 2.55 m (8 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) to 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
| Curb weight | 11 tonnes (10.8 long tons; 12.1 short tons) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 |
| Successor | Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV |
In 2018, the Enviro400 MMC replaced the Enviro400.
Enviro400 MMC
From 2014[5] to the present day, Alexander Dennis make a double-decker bus and a body of a bus called the Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC.
It is made as a full-size bus and it is made as a body of a bus, it can be built on the Scania N250UD chassis, Volvo B5LH chassis, Volvo B5TL chassis.
Stagecoach in Lincolnshire Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC in July 2019
Sullivan Buses Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC with double doors (doors in the middle) in July 2017
Brookes Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC rear in November 2015
Enviro400 City
In 2015, Alexander Dennis made a bus called the Enviro400 City. The front of the Enviro400 City looks the same as the Enviro200 MMC and It has a glass staircase.
Bluestar Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City in 2018
Enviro400 XLB
In 2018, Alexander Dennis made a 3-axle bus called the Enviro400 XLB. It is built on to the Volvo B8L chassis.
In 2018, Lothian Buses ordered forty-two Enviro400 XLBs.[6][7]
In 2020, Stagecoach East ordered twelve Enviro400 XLBs for the Cambridgeshire Busway.[8][9][10]
Stagecoach East Volvo B8L with Enviro400XLB bodywork in July 2024
Lothian Buses Volvo B8L with Enviro400XLB bodywork in April 2019
Enviro400H/ER/VE
In 2015, Alexander Dennis and BAE Systems made a hybrid electric bus called the Enviro400H.[11]
From 2019 to 2020, Alexander Dennis made a electric bus called the Enviro400ER. They change to electric when going into Brighton city centre's Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ).[12]
In 2020, Alexander Dennis made a virtual electric bus called the Enviro400 Virtual Electric. There are charging plates made on the road that charge the bus up when the bus goes over them.
Tower Transit ordered five Enviro400 Virtual Electrics and First West of England in Bristol ordered two Enviro400 Virtual Electrics.[13][14]
Go-Ahead London Central Enviro400H MMC with double doors (doors in the middle) in April 2023
Brighton & Hove Enviro400ER in June 2022
Tower Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro400 Virtual Electric in December 2015
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Enviro400 CNG
In 2016, Alexander Dennis and Scania made a new compressed natural gas bus called the Enviro400 CNG.[15] It was built on the Scania N280UD chassis. Enviro400 CNGs could be built with the City bodywork or MMC bodywork.[16]
Nottingham City Transport Enviro400 CNG powered Scania N280UD with Enviro400 City bodywork in August 2020
Reading Buses Enviro400 CNG powered Scania N280UD with Enviro400 City bodywork in February 2024
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A Unibus-branded Enviro400 MMC operated by morebus
An Enviro400 MMC operated by Stagecoach Manchester
An Enviro400 MMC operated by National Express West Midlands
Airlink branded Enviro400 XLBs operated by Lothian Buses on Waverley Bridge
A First Bristol MetroBus Enviro400 MMC-bodied Scania N250UD in May 2019
Stagecoach London Enviro400 MMC-bodied Volvo B5LH in Greenwich
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References
- ↑ "Enviro400 Specification" (PDF). Alexander Dennis.
- ↑ Baguette, Stefan (1 May 2014). "The all-new Enviro400 – designed by the industry for the industry". Alexander Dennis. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ "Brookes Bus takes delivery of new Streetdecks". CBW. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ Baguette, Stefan (1 May 2014). "The all-new Enviro400 – designed by the industry for the industry". Alexander Dennis. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ "Brookes Bus takes delivery of new Streetdecks". CBW. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ "Alexander Dennis launches the Enviro400XLB". routeone. 11 November 2018. https://www.route-one.net/news/alexander_dennis_launches_100_seat_enviro400xlb/. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ↑ Dalton, Alastair. "Monster buses coming to Edinburgh will be the UK's biggest". The Scotsman. https://www.scotsman.com/news/monster-buses-coming-to-edinburgh-will-be-the-uk-s-biggest-1-4826916. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ↑ "Stagecoach East Enviro400 XLBs enter public service". Coach & Bus Week (Peterborough). 21 January 2020. https://cbwmagazine.com/stagecoach-east-enviro400-xlbs-enter-public-service/. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ↑ Gwyer, Nicola (3 December 2019). "All the changes Stagecoach is making to the Guided Busway". Cambridgeshire Live. https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/cambridgeshire-guided-busway-changes-stagecoach-17358014. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ↑ "Stagecoach orders more than 350 new buses to improve mobility and air quality". Coach & Bus Week (Peterborough). 29 May 2019. https://cbwmagazine.com/stagecoach-order-more-than-350-new-buses-to-improve-mobility-and-air-quality/. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ↑ Harrison, Matt (30 September 2015). "Coach and Bus Live 2015: the Roundup". Transport Designed. https://transportdesigned.com/coach-and-bus-live-2015-the-roundup/. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ↑ "Second batch of Enviro400ER hybrids arrive at Brighton and Hove Buses". RouteOne. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ↑ "Charging into the Future". Commercial Vehicle Workshop. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ↑ "First Bus partnership creates UK's first zero-emission apprentice academy". Coach & Bus Week (Peterborough). 9 November 2021. https://cbwmagazine.com/first-bus-partnership-creates-uks-first-zero-emission-apprentice-academy/. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ↑ "ADL lines up innovations". RouteOne. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ↑ "World first Enviro400CBG cooks on gas at Reading". RouteOne. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2022.