A further 14 Yutong single-deck electric buses will be supplied by Pelican Bus & Coach to Nottingham City Transport (NCT). Thanks to a successful Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas bid with Nottingham City Council, NCT currently has 24 Yutong electric buses in service, which have already racked up 250,000 zero-emission kilometres. A further batch of 24 vehicles will be delivered in early 2025, and the additional 14 are due for delivery in 2026.
Sean O’Sullivan, Head of Engineering at NCT, commented: “The first 24 vehicles have performed really well. We have seen energy efficiency increase by 10% as we have undergone an extensive driver training course during the vehicles’ implementation into our operations. Passenger and driver feedback has been excellent, with extremely positive reaction to the customer- centric features we implemented with Pelican and Yutong. The importance of having vehicles provided and supported by the same team was a key feature for our decision.”
Head of Yutong UK at Pelican Ian Downie responded: “The NCT team challenged us to further develop a vehicle that built upon our tried, tested and proven technology. They were the first to request full colour destination screens, revised passenger information systems, swept handrails, NCT-specified seats and flooring. This resulted in excellent passenger feedback on these features, as well as our standard full air-conditioning and industry leading safety features. We are absolutely delighted and honoured to receive this additional order, and have 100% of NCT’s single-deck fleet with Pelican.”
