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Gareth Evans test drives Yutong’s E12 single-decker bus, which is to enter service in Liverpool in the coming weeks

Yutong’s E12 electric bus made its UK public debut at Euro Bus Expo (EBE) at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham in November 2016.

Displayed in Arriva livery by the Chinese manufacturer’s British Isles distributor, Wakefield Europort-based Pelican Bus & Coach, it made a striking sight despite the notoriously gloomy NEC lighting.

It was a statement of intent […]

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