Wright GB Kite

Wright GB Kite
First Leeds Wright GB Kite Electroliner on The Headrow, Leeds, in February 2024
Overview
Manufacturer	Wrightbus
Production	2022–present
Assembly	Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Body and chassis
Class	Electric bus Fuel cell bus
Doors	1 or 2
Floor type	Low floor
Chassis	Integral
Related	Wright GB Hawk Wright StreetDeck
Powertrain
Capacity	90 maximum
Battery	Electroliner BEV 340/454/567 kW lithium iron phosphate Hydroliner FCEV 70/100 kW Ballard FCmove fuel cell 30/45 kW reserve
Range	Electroliner BEV 250 miles (400 km)[1] Hydroliner FCEV 640 miles (1,030 km)[2]
Dimensions
Length	10.9 metres (36 ft), 11.6 metres (38 ft), 12.5 metres (41 ft)
Width	2.5 metres (8.2 ft)
Height	3.3 metres (11 ft)
Chronology
Predecessor	Wright Eclipse 3 Wright StreetAir

The Wright GB Kite is a range of full-size zero-emission single-deck buses manufactured by Wrightbus since 2022. Similar in body style to the diesel powered Wright GB Hawk, the GB Kite is an integral design that can be built as a battery electric vehicle, the Electroliner BEV, and as a fuel cell electric vehicle, the Hydroliner FCEV.^[1][2]

The GB Kite range was launched in September 2021, following the launch of the double-deck Wright StreetDeck Electroliner and Hydroliner range earlier in the year.^[3] The Electroliner BEV has a maximum range of 250 miles (400 km) with the top option of a 567kwh battery, charged through conventional DC charging or pantograph charging. The Hydroliner FCEV has a maximum range of 640 miles (1,030 km), powered with a with either a 70 or 100kwh fuel cell system produced by Ballard Power Systems in combination with a 35 kg (77 lb) or 50 kg (110 lb) hydrogen tank.^[4] Regular production of both GB Kite variants was fully underway by December 2022.^[5]