Wright Electrocity

Wright Electrocity
A Wright Electrocity operated by Travel London at North Greenwich.
Overview
Manufacturer	Wrightbus
Body and chassis
Doors	2 doors
Floor type	Low floor
Chassis	Based on VDL SB120
Powertrain
Engine	Vauxhall/Ford Puma (as built) Cummins ISBe (rebuilds)
Dimensions
Length	10.9 metres
Chronology

The Wright Electrocity is a type of hybrid electric bus built by Wrightbus between 2002 and 2013. The Electrocity was based on VDL SB120 chassis for most of these buses, except for a single Dennis Dart SLF prototype.

The Electrocity will be replaced by the Wright StreetAir from October 2016.

Two Electrocity prototypes were initially built in 2002; one based on Dennis Dart SLF chassis, and the other based on DAF SB120 chassis. The bodywork design was similar to the existing Wright Cadet and Crusader, which were also built on DAF SB120 and Dennis Dart SLF chassis respectively, with the addition of battery pods on the roof of the Electrocity being the main difference from the Cadet and Crusader. The Electrocity was the first bus of its kind to be built, and the prototypes competed mainly with the TransBus Enviro200H.

The Electrocity design was facelifted in 2005 to match the updated Cadet design, with the main noticeable change being rounded front headlights. Following the collapse of TransBus International in 2004 and subsequent cancellation of the Enviro200H programme, Transport for London placed the first order of six Electrocities, based on VDL SB120 chassis, for use on route 360 (operated by Go-Ahead Group subsidiary London Central); this first batch of buses entered service in early 2006.