The following is taken
from Foothill
Transit's website:-
"Foothill
Transit, the American public transportation leader in electric bus
deployment, has purchased two electric versions of the Alexander Dennis
Inc. (ADI) double deck bus. The twin Enviro500EVs made their way from
the UK and will debut in the Foothill Transit’s Southern California
fleet this year. Now that the all-electric double deck buses have
arrived in the California, they will undergo a branding transformation
to look like the Foothill Transit buses you know and love."
Foothill
Transit first demonstrated the ADI double deck bus on its downtown Los
Angeles routes in October 2016. The customer response was
overwhelmingly enthusiastic, proving that California was hungry for
good design, smart public transit, and vastly improved ride quality.
The Enviro500EV will be 13’6” tall and will be completely zero
emissions thanks to an ADI partnership with Proterra, who will supply
the battery and drive train technology. Foothill Transit already
operates 30 Proterra electric buses in its fleet. This bus acquisition
is part of Foothill Transit’s commitment to go all-electric by 2030.
My thanks to Issac Chan
for allowing me to share his following photographs.
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