About NewPower

NewPower is a new repower option, part of Wrightbus, the first bus OEM to scale up repowering its own buses. Engineering, homologation, testing, warranty and service support network make this option an affordable, reliable option to accelerate decarbonisation of your bus fleet.

Priced at half the price of a new battery electric bus.
Option to refurbish the bus: repaint, new upholstery, interior refurbishment.
Diesel powertrain can be refurbished and returned to depot as back up spare sparts for your remaining diesel fleet.
10 year extended life of a midlife existing bus asset, saving carbon needed to build a new bus.
Bus fully checked and repaired to be 100% for MOT

Why Repower?

Opportunity to accelerate mass zero-emission bus adoption

Repower an opportunity for bus operators to accelerate the transition of their fleets to zero emission and deliver on decarbonisation targets.

Represents the most responsible and sustainable way to decarbonise your fleet

Whole vehicle, bodywork and vehicle equipment is upcycled and repurposed, delivering significant imbedded carbon savings. And a 10 year life span.

Highly cost-effective

Half the price of a new EV, bus operators can make significant financial savings by repowering a vehicle and taking advantage of a lower TCO.

OEM backed support

Wrightbus homologate, MOT and cover the vehicle with OEM warranty – unique in the market, Wrightbus first major bus OEM to offer this solution.

Other

Zenobe and others offering vehicle financing Repowered bus reduces 70t of carbon per bus per annum Turn around in 3 weeks

Models:

The Repower Range

STREETDECK ULTROLINER

New Routemaster

StreetDeck

New Routemaster

The Technology

NewPower TCO on parity with Diesel and EV

TCO benefits converting diesel to NewPower:

41% reduction in maintenance costs 17% reduction in energy costs 13% increase in OPEX rebates available

Key Assumptions:

Provincial operations & drive cycle

1 x Battery replacement for Streetdeck Electroliner 340 kWh

BSOG rebate EU6) = £0.3457/litre

ZEB rebate = £0.22/km

17-year life cycle

Electricity cost, exc.VAT = £0.28/kWh

1 x Engine/Gearbox refurb for Streetdeck Ultroliner EU6 Diesel

LEB rebate (for EU6) = £0.06/km

Diesel fuel cost, exc. VAT = £1.12/litre

StreetDeck NewPower

AXLES
Existing axles retained : GVW 18,000 kg

CHARGING
Up to 150kW DC charge rate CCS2.0

ELECTRIC DRIVELINE
Voith Electric Drive System (VEDS)

HVAC
Grayson Thermal Heat Pump integrated with existing HVAC unit

Electrical architecture
All engine-driven auxiliaries electrifiedHigh-voltage EV electrical system integrated with existing 24V electrical architecture

BATTERY SYSTEM
Forsee Power Zen 77+ 77kWh modular battery packs 308kWh (4 pack) or 385kWh (5 pack) Max. useable capacity 80% NMC battery chemistry

	Existing Diesel	Repower	Repower
Battery Pack Size		308KWh	385KWh
U/D Max. Seated	45	40(-rear 5 UD)	40(-rear 5 UD)
L/D Max. Seated	28	28	27
Max. Standing	22	21(-1)	16(-7)
Total Pax.	95	89(-6)	83(-12)
Expected Range @50% Pax.		-143 miles	-178 miles