(10 Jan 2023, 3:28 pm)Storx wrote 12 - Minibus
15 - Everything else

I believe is what they do, hence most the 61 plate Solo's are gone now.

Also the answer the charging issue is Hydrogen which will be the future for buses and HGV's anyway.

From doing a bit of googling Electric Buses have a shell life of 12 Years regardless of whether it's Mini/Midi or Double Deck with a potential Battery Replacement within that period.

I think HEV's are the way forward when it comes to mileage range more so for routes that are long distance like the X21, I do wonder how an Electric Bus would cope with the demands of a route like the X10 which is something that has not been tested.

Main issue Go North East has right now is the large majority of there fleet is 9-12 years old, you could argue it's an aging fleet with some routes such as the 4, 10's, 56, 60 & 309/310/311 not seeing upgrades in New Buses for 10 Years now and have only had a mid-life refurbishment, the remaining 829* and 83** Series Versa's at Riverside/Deptford are now at Shell Life and much like the Solos should be getting earmarked to be replaced, unfortunately for those in Sunderland they are not going to see any new buses in the immediate future fand I can only see cascades, no doubt they'll get the 17plate Streetlites back at some point.