On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:37:34 -0000
"Recliner" wrote:
According to the Autocar review of the bus, the 4-cylinder diesel
generator has a max power of only 182bhp (which is less than my car),
which is used not only to charge the battery, but also to power the air
compressor for the brakes and steering. The battery is rated at 75kWh.

Its quite enough to move a double decker on the relatively shallow inclines
of a motorway even accounting for losses in converting to electical power.
Most buses arn't rated at much more than that anyway. If it can't cope with
steady running on a motorway with loads of nice cold air to keep it cool
god knows how it'll manage in 30C in summer slowly cooking in a london traffic
jam.

B2003