Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC

Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC
A Bluestar Enviro400 MMC
Overview
Manufacturer	Alexander Dennis
Production	2014–present
Body and chassis
Doors	Single or dual door
Floor type	Low floor
Chassis	Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC Scania N250UD Scania N280UD Volvo B5LH Volvo B5TL Volvo B8L
Related	Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City
Powertrain
Engine	Cummins ISBe (Enviro400 MMC) Scania DC09 (Scania N2x0UD) Volvo D5K (Volvo B5LH/TL) Volvo D8K (Volvo B8L)
Electric motor	2 x BYD 150kW in-wheel
Capacity	64–100 seated
Power output	250 hp (190 kW)[1] 240 hp (180 kW) - Volvo B5LH/TL 350 hp (260 kW) - Volvo B8L 250–280 hp (190–210 kW) - Scania DC09
Transmission	Voith ZF Volvo I-Shift BAE Systems HybriDrive
Battery	320 kWh lithium iron phosphate
Range	303 kilometres (188 mi)
Dimensions
Length	2-axle Enviro400 MMC: 10.3 m (33 ft 10 in) 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in) 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) 11.4 m (37 ft 5 in) 11.5 m (37 ft 9 in) 3-axle Enviro400 XLB: 13.4 m (44 ft 0 in)
Width	2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)
Height	4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) to 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Curb weight	11 tonnes (10.8 long tons; 12.1 short tons)
Chronology
Predecessor	Alexander Dennis Enviro400
Successor	Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV

The Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC (short for Major Model Change)^[2] is a double-decker bus and a body of a bus. It has a low-floor. It has been made from 2014^[3] to the present day. It is made by Alexander Dennis.^[2]

In 2018, the Enviro400 MMC replaced the Enviro400.

Enviro400 MMC

From 2014^[3] to the present day, Alexander Dennis make a double-decker bus called the Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC.

It is made as a full-size bus and it is made as a body of a bus.

The Enviro400 MMC body can be built on the Scania N250UD chassis,^[4] Volvo B5LH chassis^[5] and the Volvo B5TL chassis.^[6]

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  Stagecoach in Lincolnshire Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC in July 2019
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  First Bristol Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC
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  Sullivan Buses Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC with double doors (doors in the middle) in July 2017
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  Brookes Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC rear in November 2015

Enviro400 City

In 2015, Alexander Dennis made a bus called the Enviro400 City.^[7] The front of the Enviro400 City looks the same as the Enviro200 MMC and it has a glass staircase.^[7]

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  Bluestar Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City in 2018

Enviro400 XLB

In 2018, Alexander Dennis made a 3-axle bus called the Enviro400 XLB.^[8] It is built on to the Volvo B8L chassis.^[8]

In 2018, Lothian Buses ordered forty-two Enviro400 XLBs.^[8][9][10]

In 2020, Stagecoach East ordered twelve Enviro400 XLBs for the Cambridgeshire Busway.^[11][12][13]

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  Stagecoach East Volvo B8L with Enviro400XLB bodywork in July 2024
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  Lothian Buses Volvo B8L with Enviro400XLB bodywork in April 2019

Enviro400H/ER/VE

In 2015, Alexander Dennis and BAE Systems made a hybrid electric bus called the Enviro400H.^[14]

From 2019 to 2020, Alexander Dennis made a electric bus called the Enviro400ER.^[15] They change to electric when going into Brighton city centre's Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ).^[15]

In 2020, Alexander Dennis made a virtual electric bus called the Enviro400 Virtual Electric.

Tower Transit ordered three Enviro400 Virtual Electrics^[16][17] and First West of England in Bristol ordered two Enviro400 Virtual Electrics.^[18]

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  Go-Ahead London Central Enviro400H MMC with double doors (doors in the middle) in April 2023
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  Brighton & Hove Enviro400ER in June 2022
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  Tower Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro400 Virtual Electric in December 2015

Enviro400 CNG

In 2016, Alexander Dennis and Scania made a new compressed natural gas bus called the Enviro400 CNG.^[19] It was built on the Scania N280UD chassis.^[20]

Enviro400 CNGs could be built with the City bodywork or MMC bodywork.^[21]

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  Nottingham City Transport Enviro400 CNG powered Scania N280UD with Enviro400 City bodywork in August 2020
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  Reading Buses Enviro400 CNG powered Scania N280UD with Enviro400 City bodywork in February 2024

References

1. "Enviro400 Specification" (PDF). Alexander Dennis. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
2. Baguette, Stefan (1 May 2014). "The all-new Enviro400 – designed by the industry for the industry". Alexander Dennis. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
3. "Brookes Bus takes delivery of new Streetdecks". CBW. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
4. Barrow, David (15 October 2021). Scania Double-Deckers. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0767-0. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
5. Moth, David (15 August 2022). Perth Buses Since 1990. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1080-9. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
6. Walter, Richard (15 September 2022). The Bus and Coach Today. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0463-1. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
7. Buckman, Lauren (22 February 2024). "Reading Buses unveils new Enviro400 City double deckers". SMMT. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
8. Baguette, Stefan (8 November 2018). "100 seats for Lothian in new three-axle Alexander Dennis Enviro400XLB on Volvo chassis". Alexander Dennis. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
9. "Alexander Dennis launches the Enviro400XLB". routeone. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
10. Dalton, Alastair. "Monster buses coming to Edinburgh will be the UK's biggest". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
11. "Stagecoach East Enviro400 XLBs enter public service". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
12. Gwyer, Nicola (3 December 2019). "All the changes Stagecoach is making to the Guided Busway". Cambridgeshire Live. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
13. "Stagecoach orders more than 350 new buses to improve mobility and air quality". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
14. Harrison, Matt (30 September 2015). "Coach and Bus Live 2015: the Roundup". Transport Designed. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
15. "Second batch of Enviro400ER hybrids arrive at Brighton and Hove Buses". RouteOne. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
16. "Virtual electrics start operating". CBW. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
17. "Charging into the Future". Commercial Vehicle Workshop. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
18. "First Bus partnership creates UK's first zero-emission apprentice academy". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
19. "ADL lines up innovations". RouteOne. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2022.^{[permanent dead link]}
20. Walter, Richard (15 September 2022). The Bus and Coach Today. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0463-1. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
21. "World first Enviro400CBG cooks on gas at Reading". RouteOne. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

Other websites

• Alexander Dennis product descriptions for Enviro400 range Archived 19 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine
• Press release for launch of three-axle Enviro400 XLB Archived 17 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine