National Express has started a month-long trial of a battery-electric shuttle bus on London Stansted Airport’s long-stay car-park route.
The Mercedes-Benz eCitaro entered service at Stansted on 3 September, replacing the existing diesel vehicle used on the shuttle route between the long-stay car park and the terminal.
The trial is intended to test the electric bus in day-to-day airport operations. The shuttle travels about 180 miles each day, providing a substantial operating schedule for the vehicle during the assessment period.
Electricity used by the bus will come from renewable sources at the airport. National Express and Stansted will review the results once the month-long trial has been completed before considering whether the approach could be deployed more widely.
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The trial gives the airport and its shuttle operator an opportunity to assess the performance of a battery-electric vehicle on a regular car-park transfer service rather than a limited demonstration route.
For airport-transfer businesses and passengers using the long-stay car park, the immediate change is limited to the vehicle operating the existing shuttle service. No wider deployment has been confirmed at this stage.
The Mercedes-Benz eCitaro will remain on the Stansted route for the scheduled one-month trial, after which the results will inform any decision about further use of electric buses.
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