(Yesterday, 9:50 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote The EV buses do require coolant like a diesel bus, guessing to help cool the battery’s so they do need that topped up only engineers trained on the EV’s can do that same with unplugging them from charge (at least at Slatyford). Apart from that the EV’s are lot better. I wonder when all depots go fully electric what will happen to engineers, there’ll be no need for them at least on a scale of how they’re used now.
Correct the coolant keeps the battery’s cool but barely requires topping up if heating / cooling systems are working properly - only know of 1 of ours at Stockton having needing topping up.
There have been 2 older engineers having taken voluntary redundancy at Stockton as all the require is the 28 day inspections and normal day to day work like door issues, tyres etc.
It’s even helped Stockton send a fitter and an electrician to Slatyford daily for the past 6 months!