(Yesterday, 3:06 pm)Storx wrote imo the Voltra livery is terrible. There's absolutely nothing when I look at it which makes me think electric bus.
The Arriva electric livery (which seems to be abandoned now) might be basic but you can tell it's an electric bus by the colours a mile away.
Similar for the First electric bus in Leeds
Yeah im defo NOT sayng its perfect (it isnt)- trouble is what else could you do as Electric is all about "green" etc and obviously we have the Angel deckers.
I think it looks smart-(if a bit bland/boring) but thats no bad thing- ive read forum long enough to know feelings about from both sides of argument (and old enough to remember) some of the more weird/wonderful liveries GNE have thrown out in past- see Magic Roundabout, Pink Panther, the old "Fab 56/7" series etc
I think obviously going forward in long run- this (whether be Voltra or updated version) will almost become "normal" as companies slowly transistion away to Electric (and alternative fuels) so atm it is still slightly gimmicky as not loads of buses wearing it.
Love it or hate it i think theyve made a go at it and now stuck with it for the medium term at least. All part of "going back to basics" with far fewer specialised services and more generic corporate branding- of which there are pros and cons..
(Yesterday, 3:08 pm)Iamtheone8483748 wrote That photo also confirms that there are 25 of the new diesel streetdecks ordered.
It would also potentially imply the 4x singles are Wrightbus Kites most likely (i know its a mock up image but appears same front as Streetdeck/Kite) and with EY and others getting some..makes potential sense..not that seems any demonstrator for it ever came here