(03 Feb 2024, 5:07 pm)RobinHood wrote 6+1 spare for the 2 and 13+1 spare for the 63 = 21 for Arriva. The rest for Stagecoach.

The infrastructure cost is broadly relative to the number of vehicles, except maybe the DNO charges which will be fixed irrespective of the number of connections. If they are successful though, it makes future electric much more attractive and value for money, as the core infrastructure is already in place, you just need additional charge points.

Some services cannot take electric in any form at the moment, as the technology doesn't exist, not without opportunity charging (which is additional cost) or additional spare vehicles to swap over during the day, due to range issues (also, additional cost compared to operating vs conventional diesel). Each operator therefore still needs to be happy that this is a business case they can commit to internally and makes sense, as they are still spending the same amount of money as it would be to buy new diesel, plus 25% towards the infrastructure and difference of the vehicle.

Sorry thought I replies, aye that's fair then.

Mind it'll be interesting to see if there's ever the tech using battery. For everything that's improved over the years, batteries never really have and nor has the economic of engines etc either. Be a massive pull through, if someone can invest the tech, never mind just for vehicles.