CDC Melbourne Volvo B5LH (Volgren Optimus)

Описание: In a city known for its trams, I figured I better see what other transport modes there are around, and as you may have guessed from last week's episode, I had plans to check out this bus.

So here it is! A hybrid Volvo, with some similarities to the one in Brisbane, except with a much better floor layout and weird domes on the roof, both inside and out.

Overall not a bad bit of kit, but are the days of hybrid buses numbered? We now have decent, fully-electric options - so the role of these hybrids as new builds may change.

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Image Credits and Sources:
(Prius Taxi) Jason Thien from Kampar, Malaysia, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
(Camry Hybrid Taxi) EurovisionNim, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
(TTC Orion Hybrid) By Secondarywaltz - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
(Adelaide Scania Hybrid Bus) https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-n...
(Latrobe Valley) https://www.lvbl.com.au/