(19 Jul 2020, 10:19 pm)streetdeckfan wrote My guess is they chose the 53/54 because it's a fairly simple, short route which would suit an EV pretty well. It's not far back to the depot if there was an issue with the new vehicles, most of the route is either city centre or going round the streets, both areas where stopping and starting is very common, which is the worst thing for efficiency.
The only other route I could see getting electrified any time soon would be the X66
Considering the Streetlites have been running on it since new and are getting on for 7 years old, I don't think it's fair to say they have had regular upgrades, although it is perhaps slightly better off than some other routes
Wasn't the 58 next in line? Hence it having the trials for electric buses on it. Quaylink is the other route which has had them and all 3 make sense really. All similar stop start services.