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Alexander Dennis
Dennis Adds in-house Integrated Electric
Buses to Its Zero-Emission Portfolio
Alexander Dennis (Alexander Dennis Limited, “ADL”), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), one of the
world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, today announced that it is expanding its zero-
emission bus portfolio with the addition of new electric bus products fully designed and integrated
in-house using its own expertise. Available for customer delivery from late 2023, a new small bus and a
new electric double decker will complement the highly successful products of the BYD ADL partnership,
which will continue to be sold and supported.
The move brings Alexander Dennis’s range of battery elect- 200EV and BYD ADL Enviro400EV products built in part-
ric buses in line with the company’s long-established stra- nership with BYD will continue to be offered in the UK,
tegy of offering its own, integrated vehicles alongside bu- Ireland and New Zealand, giving operators an unrivalled
ses built on selected partners’ chassis to ensure customers choice of solutions. Alexander Dennis’s second-generati-
have the widest range of solutions available to meet their on hydrogen bus, the Enviro400FCEV, will also continue
individual requirements. to form an important part of the company’s zero-emissi-
on bus range and will be delivered to launch customer Li-
A stunning new design language, developed in house by verpool City Region later this year. Already fully designed
one of the manufacturer’s talented industrial designers and integrated by Alexander Dennis, it shares technology
with input from students of Coventry University’s sector-le- and key driveline components with the upcoming new bat-
ading Automotive and Transport Design course, will give tery-electric models.
the new models unmistakable kerb appeal and will high-
light their zero emission credentials, allowing operators to “Alexander Dennis continues to lead the transition to ze-
make a bold statement that both underlines and showca- ro-emission mobility and this unparalleled investment
ses their clean transport investment. in the latest zero-emission technology gives operators,
transport authorities and councils the freedom to choose
Buses for the United Kingdom and Ireland will be fully built from an even wider range of buses,” says President & Ma-
in Britain. Details and technical specifications will be relea- naging Director Paul Davies. “We have always been high-
sed over the coming months. ly respected for our product innovation, and throughout
this difficult period for our industry we have continued to
Internationally, the new platform will be tailored to the challenge our engineering team to evolve our range. The
requirements of cities, transport authorities and bus com- result will be a brand new fully in-house designed, integra-
panies in each territory, in line with Alexander Dennis’s phi- ted electric double deck and small bus product giving our
losophy of providing the optimal solution for every market customers access to the latest zero-emission vehicle tech-
demand. The recently announced order for Enviro500EV nology from a single, trusted source. Investments can be
electric double deckers in Hong Kong will be part of this made safe in the knowledge that everything will continue
new generation of zero emission buses. to receive the first-class aftermarket support that we are re-
nowned for.”
The hugely successful battery electric BYD ADL Enviro-
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