MCV Electric Bus

"Volvo BZL Electric" redirects here. For the bus chassis, see Volvo BZL.
MCV Electric Bus
MCV (Electric DD) D113 EV body on Volvo BZL SF74 YMJ running Lothian Buses service 9 in Edinburgh, September 2024
Overview
ManufacturerMCV
Also calledVolvo BZL Electric
Production2021-present
Body and chassis
ClassElectric bus
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeLow floor
ChassisVolvo BZL
RelatedMCV Evora
MCV EvoSeti
Powertrain
TransmissionVolvo I-Shift 2-speed AMT
Battery282/376/470 kWh 600 V lithium iron phosphate[1]
Dimensions
Length
  • Single-decker bus
  • 9–13 metres (30–43 ft)
  • Double-decker bus
  • 10.3–10.9 metres (34–36 ft)
[2]
Width2,500 millimetres (8.2 ft)

The MCV Electric Bus (also known as the 'Volvo BZL Electric Bus') is a low-entry single-deck bus bodywork and a low-floor double-decker bus bodywork built by MCV Bus & Coach in partnership with Volvo Buses as the zero-emissions alternative to the MCV Evora and MCV EvoSeti. It was unveiled in September 2021 by Volvo.[3]

  1. ^ "BZL Electric chassis specifications". Volvo Bus. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ Render, Stuart (10 December 2021). "Volvo continues its electric journey". Buses. Stamford: Key Publishing. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ Team, routeone (2021-09-27). "Volvo launches BZL Electric; UK demonstration to start soon". routeone. Retrieved 2024-08-15.