Optare hybrids win green bus fund approval

Hybrid Versa is put through its paces at Millbrook

Hybrid Versa is put through its paces at Millbrook

Optare has confirmed that diesel-electric hybrid versions of its Solo and Versa models have successfully completed certification trials to satisfy the Low Carbon Emission Bus requirements under the Green Bus Grant scheme.

The certification, carried out independently by engineers at the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire, now applies to all production Solo and Versa hybrids. It was based on Millbrook’s rigorous ‘MLTB’ test cycle, which replicates London’s route 159...