Finally managed to have a ride on a couple VOLTRAs yesterday and I must say I really do like the interior.

Well, when I say interior I mean the overall design, not the grass flooring (although it does look better in person) and certainly not the brown and blue seats! The light grey walls are infinitely better than the brown walls on the StreetDecks, but I find the text on the cove vinyls too dark to read, especially the small print about the tap on tap off only being available on the VOLTRA service (although maybe that was by design to confuse people into having to buy multiple tickets!)

Build quality on the examples I rode was excellent, not a single rattle and they really do feel solid, and they didn't have the 'jelly' feel of the Yutong demo they had a while back where you could see the roof of the bus swaying as it went round corners (presumably due to the weight of the battery pack on the roof)

Acceleration isn't quite as good as I was expecting, although that may just be down to the drivers I had, and they're certainly not quiet. In fact, they sound like a very refined diesel engine rather than an EV since they don't seem to 'whine', the B5Hs are much quieter when they're in electric mode.

The NSA system sounded very muffled as well, and the display seems to be easily blocked by the hand rails. Although, I do like the fact that the display gives you the next two stops, so you know when you need to get ready.

I'm not a fan of the sound they use for the bell, and the indicator is perhaps the loudest I've ever heard.
What isn't the loudest are the windscreen wipers, unlike most other buses, you can't hear the motors at all, just the satisfying sound of the water being wiped away (I'm looking at you E400s!)

As I said previously, I'm not a fan of the front destination blind font, but I really do like the countdown for when the bus is leaving. I'm also not a fan of the pathetic rear blind, I think it would have looked better if they just omitted the destination and only had the number as the destination looks too small.

Overall, I think they're definitely my favourite single deckers in the fleet!