Arriva Low Emission Vehicles

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RE: Arriva Low Emission Vehicles

(12/10/2015 13:37)R879 HRF Wrote:  Sounds suspiciously similar to SMARTeco... And we all know how well that went!

I've just returned from a short break in Spain and was surprised to see the very same SMARTeco vehicles still trundling through the narrow streets of Madrid - a city with a serious air-pollution problem - almost ten years after they were first introduced.

Also, I believe the proposal to use all-electric vehicles on 'the Belt' to be a sensible one as the routes, being circular, never operate more than five miles from the depot. In the event of breakdown/power failure it will be less of a problem getting them back to Green Lane.