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Equipmake has doubled its fleet repowering agreement with Big Bus Tours. Following on from an initial contract with the world’s largest sightseeing company – announced in September 2023 – to repower 10 double-deck, open-top buses with its zero emission electric drivetrain technology, Equipmake has n...

Equipmake has been awarded a contract to repower 10 open-top tour buses for use on London sightseeing services. First repowered Big Bus Tours vehicle to enter service in Q1 2024. Within this order, Ankai buses will be converted from diesel to fully electric with Equipmake’s state-of-the-art Zero Emi...

Equipmake is showcasing its coach repower technology at ITT Hub in Farnborough. The technology can provide pure electric ranges up to 250 miles, and it is entirely scalable and modular, Equipmake says. Named “Equipmake’s Zero Emission Drivetrain (ZED)”, it can be applied to any coach, fr...

Equipmake has agreed a partnership with coach company Westway Coaches to accelerate the repowering of its fleet. The London-based coach company is the only operator to run fully electric coaches in UK. The agreement will see Equipmake further accelerate the electrification of Westway Coaches’ fleet ...

After complete upgrade of the vehicle’s electric power system, the first Optare Versa is back on service around the city of York. It belong to an early generation electric bus: a batch of 12 vehicles is to be converted in a contract awarded by operator First Bus to Equipmake. The bus now features a ...

Equipmake showcased at Euro Bus Expo a zero-emission repowered version of the New Routemaster double-decker bus. This process sees its hybrid drivetrain completely replaced with Equipmake’s Zero Emission Drivetrain (ZED), which uses 95% British-built component content. The repowered New Routemaster,...