'Second drive' of a fully 🔋🔌🚍 Electric Bus in London. (Part 2 of 2)
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2018
- Doubledeckeranton reviews his first electric bus after more than 7 hours behind the wheel of two BYD Enviro 200 EV buses!⏳➡️⌚➡️⌛
This '2nd' drive of an electric bus has grown on Anton and he has now acquired 'a feel' for it! 😀
The brake pedal is still 'sharp to the touch' and does 'take time' to get used to! ⌚
The braking is aided when the accelerator pedal is depressed through 'regenerative braking'..!!👌
There is plenty of room for passengers throughout the whole bus!
The seating layout allows for very tall people to sit in comfort with 'more than' adequate legroom! 💺 = ✔
There is also the chance to charge your mobile phone devices through the use of USB connections on every seatback!
This is a very 'welcome sight' on London buses!
🔌📲📱💻 ➡️ 💯% charge
The only 'weak point' of the bus, is that the indicators from the drivers dashboard are just about inaudible to hear 👀👂=❌🙁
Drivers must always remember to 'check the indicators are turned off' once a manoeuvre/change of direction is completed!
Also the brake pedal could be 'less jerky' and have more of a 'spongy feel' but maybe this is how the bus is set up!
All in all...this is a very impressive bus to drive!
And with the added dual flow air conditioning unit, which blows through the drivers cab (above ⤵️ and below⤴️)...this is a very nice place to be on a warm humid/muggy day in London.
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New subscriber here, great content.
Bullet 285 ...thankyou Bullet 285 😁👋
Welcome to the channel..!!! 👍
Nice video
Your job seems more relaxing than driving my school bus. It is a double decker. You have children screaming, spraying water at each other. Loud music, throwing stuff. And spraying stuff.
Mine has water balloons
I love this man - So passionate about his job! Good on you! Keep up the great work, it is really appreciated!
Thankyou Sebastian.
The job has its challenges, but its good to show it 'as it is'.
I've never searched up buses,I've never had any interest in buses. But when you talk,I love buses
Thanks...I try and make it interesting!
@@DoubleDeckerAnton You do a great job at it! Keep it up
I didn't know they have USB ports on the London electric buses that's the first time i have seen these
R Han ....yes R Han....I didn't know myself until I was trained up on them!
I wish those were Qick charging ones
We have them on our school buses, it's really handy
The first and stagecoach busses for Sheffield and most of south yorkshire have had them for a few years now
Their was one bus in Seattle that had usb ports and i was suprised as shit. Mustve been a new model rarley used because ive yet yo see it again
Another Classic video from the Double Decker Anton series! Loving these 👍🙌😊😂
NathanLOL ...ta Nathan 😊👍
Love your channel big man and it's great to have a channel like yours. Providing a wide range of views and information from the drivers perspective! If only there were more on CZcams! Keep up the great work. :-)
KillieKingdom ...hi there...thanks...yes ive put a link to other bus drivers at the bottom of each video description!
YES! The 360 is my nearest single-deck local route and it's electric fleet is just absolutely brilliant, I'll be happy if you drive this route again! 👍☺
TheLondonBusMaster135 mine is 397
The bus uses regenerative breaking so when you let go of the accelerator, it generates electricity which is stored in the battery. And about electric vehicles being quiet; they're thinking of adding speakers outside which play a white noise sound when the vehicle is moving to alert pedestrians.
Ok i make sure a electric bus dont watch me through my window or follow me quietly lol
nathy gaming ...yes...these buses are exceptionally quiet!
Cant wait till they at dagenhamand barking
I like that bus...fresh clean quiet... future..Rob from Sutton depot..
Nice to wake up to seeing Anton doing a bus tour
Don’t even know how I ended up on your channel but never knew how much I loved videos about buses🤣🤣 keep it up geeza
Great video as always Anton. Keep up the good work Mate. 👍
So happy to see how fast your channel is growing.
Ran Clarke .....cheers Ran..!!! 😄
Thank you bus driver, very cool!
Great video as usual anton keep them up 😀
Great video Anton and these electric buses are great.
That point about the bus being quiet... That should also definitely apply to people cycling. Back in 2014 once, when I cycled from my village to the next village via the country lanes, coming back I decided to try out going along the main road until the next turn off back onto the country lanes. Within that very short little distance... I thought there was a car behind... I peek behind and it's a yellow and black bus! That was a 08/09 plate diesel Optare Versa. Scared the shit out of me my ears hearing a car but then seeing it's a bus not a car lmao. I love the fact vehicles are getting quieter, but then it does lead to scaring people more from not just people not being aware, but people expecting a smaller vehicle than what actually is behind or so. That was just typical that the bus happened to come up at that time that I decided to just travel not even 200 yards on the main road.
Great video Anton! The indicators on all of our buses from about 2009 models onwards make no noise at all!
Lovely buses these are! I've just applied to a north London bus operator and have my assessment day next month :-) CAN'T WAIT!!!
I am highly addicted to bus videos, geat video mate
Great video, cheers😁
Great video.☺️
New watcher of your channel Anton..keep up the videos..enjoy watching them
Thank you bus driver!
I don’t know why I clicked on this video but I’m not complaining, very nice video
Anton such a legend
thanks for this second part continuation fantastic watching
brilliant video
You're a cool guy, Anton. Really entertaining and informative videos.
Thankyou very much. I try and do a good video, with my basic camera skills.
Glad you enjoy the videos.
Yessss! Yorkshire got a Mention Love what ya do mate
just listening to this guy chat shit about a bus is relaxing
What a lovely bus
TheFlyingScotsman ...it is so..!!! 😃
Everyone on the bus starts charging their phones and the bus stalls in the middle of the city 😂
I love your Channel because I love buses
really cool guy👏🏾
I love buses and there's not many bus related youtubers 😃❤👊
I seem to have been the 1st one on CZcams. And I started youtube 10 years after it started in 2006.
Excellent video, love the content and bus reviews, keep them coming more.
Commentary is pretty great too
Too bad that you can't access driver's cab.
I just subscribed and turned my notifications on,Great channel,liked the vid
Nice one!
Great content that’s such a beast bus but quiet
I have a new found interest on busses on top of my aviation hobby
always thank the driver
Great videos m8 keep it up 😊
Cheers Scott...🙂👍
I was waiting for part 2 lol
I’ve subbed, fantastic videos well done 🤣🤣
As a passenger, I have experienced both of the indicator tones which you mentioned. I have to agree with you about the annoying loud one.
Nice Video mate
At least there is a click. Stagecoach Oxford (def for my local route, not sure for any others) turn the indicator noise off. The only one I remember with click enabled is 10779 with its really annoying "meep meep" 😂 great video 👍
Trying to see these on 106 with that neon back light and very big legroom, OH I loved it! Anton, you should try driving 106! There is a spare seat when you climb the stairs, USB Charging Ports, same to the E200 EV's except it's slowed but oh boy, it was very nice.
I don’t like buses but I like ur content keep up the gd work mate
Now that's a review Mr anton :D
Fab video
It is a really good idea to have a USB charge port on the bus.
Nice video
Thanks driver
Great video. You’re right about those brakes. On my first day in service in a BYD Enviro. I drove out of the charging area, lifted off the gas, no regenerative braking. A hasty application of brake pedal was called for! The regen doesn’t work when the battery is fully charged (why would it need to).
In New Zealand Aleast, the Enviro200 Battery back instead of sitting on the rear roofing, it goes to the front middle ish part. We normally don't have doors that pop open on ADL type buses for the rear that are dueled door. Its quiet compared to the Volth Gearboxes that are cluncky on some of our buses.
That's interesting to hear Joshua. I think the buses are very similar around the world now, but I think there are different specifications.
I get the bus and you make me realise the things that goes on behind the scenes great video how do u turn something so boring into something great 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hey anton love the vids
Comedy Apple ...big thanks 😁👍
Hi Anton. I work at plumstead bus garage where we have scania omnicity deckers and the leg room is brilliant. Keep the videos coming. Drive safe
paul oates ...hi Paul...yes...I'd like to drive Scanias in London but I mainly drive Volvo and Alexander Dennis and Wright bodied buses!
DoubleDeckerAnton we got tridents (02/03 plates). The scanias are 09 plates but majority of the fleet are Volvo and Alexander Dennis. What garage you work out of.
paul oates what route do you drive
Luke Clary hi Luke. I drive all of them at the minute as on spare rota (51/53/96/122/177/161/472/422/291)
I did my actual training and type training at plumstead about 4.5 years ago. I did like driving Scania's at WH, they were much better to drive then enviro 400s
I love your channel man
New sub
Your channel is so good and just ignore the di*** that diss-like your vids and let nothing bring you down
tbds 77 ...thanks...I'l always try and do fresh content!
There are lots of topics to cover regarding the bus driving industry!
The new stagecoach gold busses have the USB ports to it's very handy as a passenger
Yes, it is very handy. I've not really used them myself, as I carry a portable charger to work with me.
You are an ambassador to London Buses, an interesting video.
I'm new to your channel. Loving the content
Joeeagle512 ....thanks Joe 😊👍
We have a similar problem here in Vilnius with one of our trolleybuses. I honestly hate riding the Solaris Trollino 15AC II, the brakes are so jerky, except these trolleybuses were built all the way back in 2005, so they are really beginning to show their age.
"i might sneak up on ya" uuuhm okay Anton you should've kept that for yourself ;) otherwise great video
Zeus ...thanks Zeus 👌
T2 service Here in North Wales have chargers on one of their buses amazing fair play .
Here in Colorado the electric busses have a speaker that make engine sounds on the outside so people can hear it.
Seems like a lovely bus, not driven an electric bus yet
Smooth brakes, transmission and driver comfort should be at high priority, I'm shocked that it clearly isn't at the end of the day we got peoples lives at risk so surely it makes sense giving us the things I mentioned.
Nice vid... I think we work in the same company but I'm north of the river as an engineer... be careful of that fuel id code...each bus has a unique identifier!!!
Great video! There should be more E200 MMCs like the ones on P5 in my opinion
London Buses 126 ....yes...newer buses will replace the older models as the years go by!
More electric buses 🔋🔌🚍...are to replace diesel bus routes every year!
0:10 the new popular tx5 I see every week
The enviro 200 MMC has same problem with breaks very sharp and quick
You know your buses!
You’d make a great Teacher
I like busses as well as trains
The quickest I’ve ever seen is the bendy bus
Please do more electric / hybrid bus videos :)
Great video anton.
When i drove for Stagecoach none of their buses had indicator sounds apart from the Scanias it was strange driving them and hearing the sound. I think they have software to turn off the noise as the e200 used go make a noise but then they turned it off.
the king ....it's better to have them audible than none audible! As keeping an indicator on can confuse other road users!
The Olympian made a noise
We have had usb in Keighley since 2016
3:54 Nope. No indicator sound on their newest bus, from what I remember at least. Their newest bus is pretty funny actually, because they have taken designs of other bus producers, so it basically looks like a mix of different buses.
Hi, great videos. I start with Arriva as a trainee bus driver in a few weeks. I have been told that as a Arriva bus driver you will have to learn all the bus routes that are available from the depot you are assigned to. Mine will be Wakefield My question is are you given plenty of time to learn the routes before you are assigned to them and do they give you some sort of a route map to take away and learn before giving you the route to drive. Maybe a video on this would be a great topic for you to explain on CZcams. Keep up with the great videos.
Electric vehicles might have Rev count, but they will never change gears, it’s just 1 gear. I agree it’s not only on the enviro 400 hybrids, it’s only every enviro including the single deckers, the indicators are so irritating, especially when you are in traffic and the indicators are on 😂
Weird that there'd be a rev count, as opposed to a kilowatt meter (I think other electric cars/motorbikes have that type of setup, and show how much power you're applying or regenerating). Interestingly enough, with classic car conversions, they often keep the gears on them(!)
Buses in my town have those USB sockets but sadly some people seem to think it's funny to ram keys into them and break them.
Why we can't have nice things...
Double decker Anton on the isle of wight we got some on the enviro 400 and 200
Hey Anton I’m a bus driver on Omsi 2 in London
How long does it take to charge up?
oh wow
I'm not sure actually...I know they charge overnight in the bus depot/garage....!!!
@@DoubleDeckerAnton I hope so lol
@@plaguemaster308 In my city electric buses need 8 minutes to fully charge. Crazy I know xD
@@TheGamingPSRB r/quityourbullshit
7:04 Give this man an oscar
OMG U HAVE A CALCULATOR WATCH 😂😂😂
Very nice. I really like that route your driving. Goes passed the posh areas of Chelsea. How often do u drive this route?
The Harrogate bus company has some nice busses but are getting some fully electric ones to get to Leeds
Thanks for your second video Mate. Which route there are using this bus.
Hey Anton did you sort out your sewing kit and trousers?
By the way you come up with amazing content.
One last thing was this a 17 or 18 plated bus?
Gamesport Ltd thanks mate
The Enviro200s are my favorite
Same
Some of the West Midlands Platinum buses have USB ports. But unfortunately it’s only the X1 and X2 buses as far as I know. But all of them have WiFi at least.
I know that you like driving go ahead London
Brilliant video as always👍 Have you ever driven the Volvo Olympian Palatine?