(26 Aug 2015, 4:23 pm)Dan wrote To be quite honest, the Streetlite Micro-Hybrids cope well on services 8/78 (even if they are pushed to their limits). The Volvo B8RLE will have to be one hell of a bus to prove itself better than the Streetlite Micro-Hybrid, and the fuel economy of both is what will really make or break an order for either.
Based on the press releases earlier this year for the new "Coast & Country" and "Red Kite" Streetlites, a top-spec Streetlite comes in at around £165,000.
That's true, they haven't had any massive problems yet, i do hope it proves to be a decent bus but like you said it depends on fuel economy.
If the B8RLE is around that price - its going to cost 3.3m for 20 of them, unless if you buy so many you get a discount?
Will the highwayman Scania's go red or are they getting a complete new brand?
on your pic of the B8BLE, it shows a cadet, which one is it?