Wright Pulsar Gemini HEV

Wright Pulsar Gemini HEV
Years of manufacture	2006 to 2009
Length	10.4? metres
Width	2520 millimetres

The Wright Pulsar Gemini HEV is a diesel-electric hybrid double deck bus built on the VDL DB250 chassis. It was launched at the 2006 Euro Bus Expo, with the first bus for Arriva London. The Pulsar Gemini HEV was replaced by the updated Wright Gemini 2 HEV.

Specifications

Engine

• Vauxhall
• Ford Puma 2.4 litre

Hybrid system

• Siemens series

Traction motors

• Siemens ELFA

Energy storage

• Valence lithium ion

Operators

England

• Arriva London - London
• East Thames Buses - London
• First Somerset & Avon - Bath, Bridgwater, Bristol, Taunton, Trowbridge, Wells, Weston-super-Mare, and Yeovil
• London Gneneral - London

Ireland

• Dublin Bus - Dublin

References

• Wrightbus Hybrid, irishbuses.com, retrieved on 2009-07-02