Volvo and Alexander Dennis explore tram-style electric bus

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Volvo Buses and Alexander Dennis explore tram-style EV

Volvo Buses and Alexander Dennis are looking to develop a tram-style electric bus for the UK, designed to support high-capacity, rapid transit with a lower infrastructure requirement than traditional tram schemes. Under the feasibility study, Volvo Buses has made its BZL Electric articulated chassis available to Alexander Dennis to assess how the platform could be […] The post Volvo Buses and Alexander Dennis explore tram-style EV first appeared…

Alexander Dennis studies 18-metre Enviro Max tram-style electric bus with Volvo for UK BRT market

Alexander Dennis and Volvo Buses have announced a feasibility study for the development of an 18-metre tram-style electric articulated bus for the UK market, combining Volvo’s BZL Electric chassis with a new Alexander Dennis body design named Enviro Max. The initiative, announced on 22 October 2026, targets high-capacity, zero-tailpipe-emission bus rapid transit (BRT) applications. According […]

Volvo and Alexander Dennis explore tram-style electric bus

Volvo Buses ad Alexander Dennis are exploring the development of a tram-style electric bus for the UK market, designed to support high-capacity, zero-tailpipe emission rapid transit. As part of the feasibility study, Volvo Buses has made its BZL Electric articulated chassis available to Alexander Dennis to assess how the platform could be combined with the company’s engineering expertise and UK manufacturing capability through a new body design,…