Caetano City Gold
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| Caetano City Gold | |
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 A Caetano e.City Gold operated by Abellio London | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Salvador Caetano |
| Production | 1997– |
| Assembly | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Single-decker bus |
| Layout | Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive |
| Doors | 1, 2 or 3 |
| Floor type | Low-floor |
| Chassis | Integral (electric) MAN 14.240 (CNG) MAN 18.270 (CNG) Toyota Sora (hydrogen) Volvo B7RLE (diesel) Volvo B9LA (articulated) |
| Powertrain | |
| Electric motor | Siemens permanent magnet synchronous |
| Capacity | 100 to 385 kWh |
| Power output | 286 to 359 bhp (213 to 268 kW) (diesel) 272 to 310 bhp (203 to 231 kW) (CNG) 180 kW (240 bhp) (hydrogen, electric) |
| Battery | Lithium–nickel–manganese–cobalt oxide packs |
| Electric range | 190 mi (300 km) (electric) 250 mi (400 km) (hydrogen) |
| Plug-in charging | CCS2 connector DC charging up to 150 kW; Pantograph charging up to 22 kW |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 4.45 to 6.01 m (14.6 to 19.7 ft) |
| Length | Rigid: 10.7 to 12 m (35 to 39 ft); Articulated: 18 m (59 ft) |
| Width | 2.55 m (8.4 ft) |
| Height | 3.15 to 3.46 m (10.3 to 11.4 ft) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Caetano Nimbus |
The Caetano City Gold is a series of low-floor, single-decker bus bodywork designs produced by Salvador Caetano since 1997. As of 2022, the City Gold has been launched with diesel,[1] compressed natural gas (CNG),[2] hydrogen fuel cell[3] and full electric[4] powertrains.
Operators
United Kingdom
The City Gold range was launched in right-hand drive markets for the first time in 2012, with the launch of the CitySmart midibus on MAN 14.240 diesel-powered chassis in the United Kingdom. With the cessation of production of the MCV Evolution and Plaxton Centro and with Alexander Dennis no longer willing to provide the ADL Enviro200 on MAN chassis, the CitySmart was at this time the only bodywork available for the 14.240, which otherwise would have exited the British market at this point. A single demonstration vehicle was completed in April 2012 and registered by MAN Truck & Bus at their Swindon dealership.[5] The only operator to subsequently order CitySmarts was South Wales-based New Adventure Travel, who purchased the demonstration vehicle as well as nineteen additional brand new vehicles between May 2013 and July 2014.[5]
Caetano subsequently launched the compressed natural gas-powered EcoCity on MAN 18.270 chassis in the United Kingdom in November 2012. A total of 44 EcoCity buses were produced for the British market before the model ceased to be available for this market in August 2017.[6] Arriva UK Bus were the largest customer, primarily for their North East and North West subsidiaries. Anglian Bus, owned by the Go-Ahead Group, were the only other operator to purchase EcoCity buses;[6] these vehicles were subsequently transferred to fellow Go-Ahead subsidiary Plymouth Citybus.
After a hiatus of several years, the City Gold range returned to the United Kingdom in 2020 with the launch of the integral, fully electric e.City Gold in right-hand drive markets. As of June 2022, 35 examples have been produced, all of which were purchased by Abellio London for routes C10 and P5 in 10.7 metres (35 ft) form.[7][8]
A single hydrogen fuel cell-powered H2.City Gold vehicle on Toyota Sora chassis has been produced for the United Kingdom as a demonstration vehicle, although no orders have yet followed; Abellio London were among operators to trial out this vehicle in 2020.[9]
References
- ^ "Caetano City Gold brochure". Salvador Caetano. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Caetano EcoCity brochure". Salvador Caetano. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Caetano H2.City Gold brochure". Salvador Caetano. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Caetano e.City Gold brochure". Salvador Caetano. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b "MAN - 14.xxx HOCL-NL (A66) - 430 records". Bus Lists on the Web. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b "MAN - 18.xxx HOCL-NL (A69) - 1006 records". Bus Lists on the Web. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Caetano - e.City Gold - 35 records". Bus Lists on the Web. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Abellio London celebrates 2 million electric miles". Sustainable Bus. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "First Caetano H2 City Gold fuel cell Hydrogen powered buses for London". Fleet Transport. Retrieved 13 June 2022.