{"id":305743,"date":"2024-03-04T13:12:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T12:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=305743"},"modified":"2024-03-04T13:12:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T12:12:29","slug":"britains-e-bus-ticking-timebomb-how-nearly-two-thousand-electric-buses-worth-800m-face-urgent-recall-over-fears-they-could-see-burst-into-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=305743","title":{"rendered":"Britain’s e-bus ticking timebomb: How nearly TWO THOUSAND electric buses worth \u00a3800m face urgent recall over fears they could see burst into flames"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Driver Vehicle Standards Agency issued the emergency recall of 1,758 buses.<\/strong> A fire risk has been identified in the \u00a3800m fleet’s aircon and heating system.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safety watchdogs have ordered the recall of almost 2,000 electric buses over fears they can catch fire if left unattended. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has warned operators who use the Alexander Dennis Enviro200 and Enviro400 single and double decker buses of the critical safety issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The buses are currently operational across the UK, with more than 600 in London and a further 100 in Manchester.\u00a0 The Daily Mail Online<\/a> has the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of the affected vehicles were manufactured between May 3, 2019 and February 6, 2024. They all contain batteries supplied by Chinese firm BYD.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initial investigations suggest the fault may be in the air conditioning and heating system. The alert was issued following a scare on board one of the buses – which can cost up to \u00a3450,000 each – putting the value of the entire fleet at \u00a3800m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At present, there is no permanent solution to prevent future fires. Instead, operators using the high-tech buses are warned to ‘switch off the Hipsacold HVAC system when the vehicle is left unattended’. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To remind drivers to isolate the power supply were they allowed to pay <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexander Dennis told MailOnline they are working on the problem with regulators and their suppliers. They stressed the issue is not related to a string of recent fires involving ‘different vehicle types and technologies’. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 2021, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced that all new buses in London would be ‘zero emission’.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of March 31, 2023 – most recent figures available. London<\/a> had a total of 476 of the buses subject to recall in their fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A further 100 of the same bus type has been supplied to Manchester as part of their move to electric buses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although, according to the DVSA there are almost 1,800 of the affected vehicle type on British streets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certain routes in the capital are now entirely electric as part of Sadiq Khan’s commitment to reduce harmful emissions in the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cities such as Coventry, Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, Glasgow and Aberdeen also use the buses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In London they are fitted a dedicated wheelchair space that is accessed via and electric ramp on the centre doors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vehicles are powered by a pair of 150kW motors from BYD on the rear drive axle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They contain BYD Lithium-iron-phosphate batteries providing between 339kWh to 382kWh of power and are recharged at a rate of 112kW using a DC CCS2 plug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full story here.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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