Electric, Hydrogen & Hybrid Electric Buses in Ireland

Given the ongoing driver shortages, I wouldn't be holding my breath for any of the next implementation deadlines being met after the G-Spine.

What about the 24 additional hybrids? Any sign of them being delivered?

It’s likely that the follow on order of 24 mentioned above will be for DB too - they would cascade more vehicles to GAI as a result.

Looks like they have the camera mirrors set-up? Wonder will that be the case for the incoming electoliners as well. Will be interesting to see the exact spec they go for, probably similar to the PA interior however.

Looks a bit like a PA and an SG had a baby. Can't understand why they went for actual mirrors as opposed to cameras given how often mirrors get broken off buses.

Just a correction I spotted these buses do in fact have camera but can also be fitted with actual mirrors say if something goes wrong with the camera mirrors.

For those not in the FB groups, interior shots of the Bus Eireann EAs were shared (https://www.facebook.com/groups/dublinbus/permalink/2078928365647249/ ) Some of the shots....

Will be interesting using that nearside "mirror" with the glare of the perspex.

They don't outright say it, but the pictures show that this is the bus depot in Athlone.

Wonder what the breakdown is of those 100 buses. Obviously the EAs for Athlone are part of this, but what else?

Well whether they come into operation will depend on the charging infrastructure being in place, which I am not sure about!

According to the Tapatalk forums, there was an EW spotted (not in service obviously) along the 44 route in Dublin, at both Enniskerry and DCU. Could be one of the routes used for training?

Supposedly out running the 47 route

Not sure.

Wouldn't mind if Donnybrook got em as that's my local garage 😂

Not sure what routes they'd go on if Donnybrook got them as afaik the only route DB have that's getting them is the O route which I think is meant to be Summerhill and Phibsboro operated.

The only Donnybrook route that might be suitable for them is the L25 or possibly the 44 and the 61 and/or their BC replacements. Unless their planning to get some short length single door electric buses to replace the WS on the 44b although the WSs are only 5 years old.

My bad

EA5 one of the centrepiece buses on display at the Alexander Dennis stand at the Euro Bus Expo

Would be nice to see these actual EV buses in service. I havent seen them yet anyway

I would love to hear some initial feedback on how the EW's have done on their recent route training trials on the 44 & the 47 with Dublin Bus.

Has all the talk about their batteries making their bus more reliable a big feature of these trials? More importantly are the EW's more reliable than the PA's/PAL's?

The energy efficiency of hydrogen is crap though.

You use electricity to split water into hydrogen, then transport it, store it, then turn it back into electricity to run a car or bus.

Just put that initial electricity directly into a battery. Hydrogen has a limited shelf life as a usable fuel for busses and cars. Batteries already dominate and will continue to do so.

Alexander Dennis have released details of two more of their EV bus range. These new fuel cell electric buses are being built separately from the partnership between BYD and ADL.

It is noted in the article above that Hydrogen models of these buses will be also planned to be offered to various bus operators in the near future.