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Yutong TCe12

The Yutong TCe12, sold as the Yutong ICe12 in continental Europe,[3] is a battery electric coach manufactured by Yutong in Zhengzhou since 2017 for international bus and coach operators. It is based on the same technology used in the Yutong E10 battery-electric single-deck bus, having a maximum all-electric range of 200 miles,[1] and can be configured as a school bus.[4]

Yutong TCe12
An Ember Core Yutong TCe12 recharging in Dundee
Overview
ManufacturerYutong
Also calledYutong ICe12
Production2017–
AssemblyZhengzhou, China
Body and chassis
ClassCoach
Doors2
Floor typeHigh floor
RelatedYutong E10
Powertrain
CapacityUp to 50 seated
Power output258/374 kW electric motor[1][2]
Battery281 kWh lithium iron phosphate
Dimensions
Length12.4 metres (41 ft)
Width2,550 millimetres (8.37 ft)
Height3,400 millimetres (11.2 ft)
Curb weight13,500 kilograms (13.5 t)

Operators

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Yutong ICe12s have proved particularly popular with French bus and coach operators. The first export order, consisting of 12 ICe12s intended for school services in Paris was received by SAVAC in October 2017,[5] followed by two ICe12s being delivered to the French arm of European inter-city coaching firm Flixbus for services connecting Paris and Amiens in April 2018.[2][6][7] In the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, ten ICe12s entered service at Transdev depots in the region in August 2019 for use on Zou! coach services connecting Aix-en-Provence, Avignon and Toulon.[8][9] Elsewhere, four were delivered for Transdev services in Nouvelle-Aquitaine connecting the communes of Bergerac and Périgueux,[10][11] and examples were delivered to PNA Aérial, Transdev Darche-Gros, RGE Mobilité and Autocars Vincent Bobet.[12][13]

Elsewhere in continental Europe, Yutong ICe12s have been delivered to Luxembourgish operator Voyages Emile Weber for school transport in Bissen[14] and to Italian operator Martini Bus for a shuttle service between Venice's airport and railway stations,[15] while in Poland, the rural gminas of Śniadowo,[16] Ojrzeń[17] and Ożarów Mazowiecki have each taken delivery of ICe12s for school transport between villages, with a fourth ICe12 on order for Gmina Jawornik Polski.[18]

New Zealand operator Mahu City Express took delivery of two Yutong TCe12s in 2021, which are used on its express commuter services connecting the Auckland CBD with Warkworth and Snells Beach.[19][20]

United Kingdom

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In the United Kingdom, deliveries for Yutong TCe12s commenced with the delivery of two TCe12s to Westway Coach Services in 2019; the operator would subsequently take delivery of two more in 2019 and 2021.[2][21] Ember Core, the largest operator of TCe12s in the United Kingdom, purchased their first two TCe12s for use on the UK's first zero-emissions intercity service serving Dundee and Edinburgh in 2020,[22] subsequently purchasing four more for delivery in 2021 and 2022 and planning to operate a total of 38 zero-emissions coaches across Scotland.[23] Four TCe12s were delivered to Welsh municipal Newport Transport's coaching fleet in June 2023,[24][25] and a TCe12 became the first zero-emissions coach on the Scottish Citylink coach network when it commenced operations on a service between Glasgow and Troon on 29 March 2024, operated by Hairy Haggis Coaches.[26]

Smaller orders for TCe12s in the United Kingdom have been delivered to or ordered by operators such as London sightseeing operator Evan Evans Tours,[27] Turners Coachways of Bristol,[28] Wattsway Travel,[29] Coatham Coaches, Swans Travel[30] Bennetts of Gloucestershire, who took delivery of a single demonstrator model from UK Yutong supplier Pelican Bus & Coach,[31] Roberts Travel of Coalville,[32] York Pullman and Big Green Coach.[33] Six coach operators partnered with smart bus platform Zeelo operated TCe12s on trial during 2023, resulting in purchases of TCe12s by partner operators Landflight Travel Services and Ratho Coaches following the trial's conclusion.[34][35] TCe12s have also entered service with other Zeelo-partnered operators including AirSym of Heathrow, with one providing school transport to Dwight School London.[36][37]

References

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  1. ^ a b "TCe12 Electric Coach / Interurban Bus". Pelican Yutong. Castleford. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Jones, Stuart (12 September 2018). "Yutong – straight down the line". Bus & Coach Buyer. Peterborough. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Charging Ahead to an Electric Future: Leave Range Anxiety in the Past". Pelican Yutong. Castleford. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2022. Whilst it is new to the UK, it is already in service in Paris where over 50 equivalent vehicles have been in operation for the last two years. The European version of this coach (ICE12) recently won the Ecology Label award at Busworld Europe 2019.
  4. ^ "TCe12 Zero Emission School Bus". Pelican Yutong. Castleford. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Paris réceptionne la plus grosse livraison d'autocars électriques d'Europe" [Paris receives the largest delivery of electric coaches in Europe]. Avere France (in French). 19 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  6. ^ Manthey, Nora (11 April 2018). "Flixbus launches first long-distance electric bus route in France". electrive. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  7. ^ Bergerolle, Eric (14 March 2018). "Quelle rentabilité pour l'autocar Macron qui carbure aux électrons?" [What profitability for the Macron coach which runs on electrons?]. Challenges (in French). Paris. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Yutong electrifies inter-city service in Provence". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  9. ^ Moreau, Luvodic (19 September 2019). "Environnement: des lignes de bus inter-urbains 100% électrique" [Environment: 100% electric intercity bus lines]. France 3 Côte d'Azur (in French). Antibes. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  10. ^ Cossard, Pierre (11 October 2021). "Nouvelle Aquitaine : des cars électriques sur la ligne 704" [Nouvelle Aquitaine: electric buses on line 704]. Mobilités Autocars (in French). Rueil-Malmaison: TG Press. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  11. ^ Morizet, Grégoire (2 June 2021). "Bergerac-Périgueux, la première ligne de cars électriques de la Nouvelle-Aquitaine" [Bergerac-Périgueux, the first line of electric buses in Nouvelle-Aquitaine]. Sud Ouest (in French). Bordeaux. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Dietrich Carebus Group récompense ses clients Yutong" [Dietrich Carebus Group rewards its Yutong customers]. Bus & Car Connexion (in French). Paris. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Theix-Noyalo. Un car électrique pour un tourisme durable" [Theix-Noyalo. An electric bus for sustainable tourism]. Ouest-France (in French). Rennes. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  14. ^ Wagner, Thorsten (6 February 2019). "Bissen fährt Yutong ICe 12" [Bissen drives Yutong ICe 12]. eurotransport.de (in German). Stuttgart. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Martini Bus compie un primo passo elettrico: un coach Yutong come navetta a Venezia" [Martini Bus takes a first electric step: a Yutong coach as a shuttle in Venice]. AutobusWeb (in Italian). Milan. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Nowy autobus w gminie Śniadowo. To elektryczny Yutong [FOTO]". mylozma.pl (in Polish). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Kolejny samorząd postawił na elektryczny autobus szkolny Yutong". Eco-Drive (in Polish). 29 April 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Szkolny elektrobus od Yutonga trafi do Jawornika Polskiego". TransportPubliczny (in Polish). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  19. ^ Behl, Anjali (21 April 2021). "Herald of the future - Mahu City Express, NZ". Australasian Bus & Coach. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  20. ^ "JW Group partners with commercial vehicle giant Geely" (PDF). transportalk.co.nz. 1 September 2021. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 12 February 2023. The [JW Group's] total zero emission deliveries in New Zealand so far include nine E12 city buses for Auckland's Airporter service run by Go Bus; one E13 city bus for AT; three E12 city buses in Christchurch for Go Bus, and two TCE12 electric coaches for Auckland's Mahu City Express.
  21. ^ Deakin, Tim (14 August 2019). "Electric coach on the road: Yutong's TCe12". routeone. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Ember to bring ZE coaches to Scotland with Yutong TCe12 pair". routeone. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  23. ^ "Ember Core aims to develop a national network". Buses. No. 806. Stamford: Key Publishing. 15 April 2022. p. 103. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  24. ^ Deakin, Tim (26 October 2022). "Wales' first ZE coaches part of Newport growth plan". routeone. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  25. ^ Peat, Chris (13 June 2023). "Newport Transport takes Wales' first electric coaches". Bus & Coach Buyer. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  26. ^ "Scottish Citylink to start Troon service using Yutong electric coach". routeone. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  27. ^ "Evan Evans goes zero-emission with new TCe12". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  28. ^ "Turners launches first zero-emission coach in the South West". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  29. ^ Peat, Chris (7 July 2021). "Yutong electric coach goes to Wattsway Travel". Bus & Coach Buyer. Peterborough. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  30. ^ Deakin, Tim (14 November 2022). "Coatham and Swans take zero-emission coaches". routeone. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  31. ^ "Bennetts trials Yutong electric coach". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  32. ^ "Roberts Travel adds first Yutong TCe12 battery-electric coach". routeone. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  33. ^ "Electric coach boosts Tottenham Hotspur fans' green credentials". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  34. ^ "Zeelo electric coach trial concludes with two operator converts". routeone. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  35. ^ "LandFlight Travel launches West Midlands' first all-electric coach". routeone. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  36. ^ "Second battery-electric Yutong TCe12 joins AirSym". routeone. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  37. ^ "AirSym and Zeelo convert school route to zero-emission". routeone. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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