(Yesterday, 10:49 am)Storx wrote It's as almost the tech wasn't there yet and they've rushed it out anyway. Wouldn't be the first time aka. gas buses.
It'll be interesting to see how these cope in a few years time with battery degradation even known they're not as bad as they used to be, but it seems they've got absolutely no spare capacity, at all, so even a 5-10% degradation would be a serious issue.
Was more to do with the expectation that the advised range wouldn't be enough to have buses leaving the depot at like half 5-half 6 in the morning and staying out until midnight and beyond (Stockton's last bus in during the week gets into the depot about 25 past midnight off the last 12, Sundays it's quarter past midnight dead from Hartlepool off the last 36). The reality has been that they can last - indeed, they do manage the Sunday boards which stay out all day (admittedly the longest one there is the 58 board that leaves the depot at 5 past 8 and gets back at 5 past midnight - after 20 trips to Hardwick followed by 5 and a half trips on the 52). The East Cleveland boards were the main issues mainly due to the mileage and length of time out of the depot - one board was 0532-2328 and the other was 0610-2337 - hence why they broke it up and, on weekdays mainly, have buses coming off other work head up there part way through the day to cover trips.