Shuttle buses
17 Seater Sightseeing Bus
17 seat electric sightseeing bus with power assisted steering
This is a seventeen seat electric shuttle bus: 5.6 m long, carrying a stated 1445 kg, on 72V drive with power assisted steering and 240 mm of ground clearance.
- Seats
- 17
- Carries
- 1445
- Length
- 5.6
- Clearance
- 240
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Price
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The battery, the wheels and the options change the figure enough that a headline price would be wrong for most buyers, so we price the vehicle you actually want, delivery included.
Get a price for this buggyCall 020 3036 2621Specifications are the manufacturer’s own published figures for this model. Range and climbing figures are measured in level, unladen conditions, so treat them as the ceiling rather than the number to plan a hilly site around.
About the 17 Seater Sightseeing Bus
Seventeen seats on a 5.6 m body, which is minibus territory in everything but road approval. It carries 1445 kg against a 1340 kg kerb weight, on 72V drive with power assisted steering and four wheel hydraulic brakes.
The climbing figure drops to 15% loaded, which is the honest cost of the length and the weight. On a site with real gradients this is the vehicle to walk the route with before ordering.
Where seventeen seats earn their keep
- Large attractions and country parks running a scheduled circuit
- Resorts and holiday parks with a long site and a lot of guests
- Events and venues moving whole groups from a distant car park
- Sites currently running two smaller vehicles on the same loop
What it will not do
- It turns in 7.5 m and is 5.6 m long. This is the second largest vehicle we sell and it needs a route designed for it.
- Climbing capacity is 15% loaded, the lowest in the sightseeing and bus line.
- 1340 kg empty. Storage, ground surface and the strength of any bridge on the route all become real questions at this size.
- Not road legal. A vehicle this size on a public road needs type approval and a registration, and this carries neither.
17 Seater Sightseeing Bus specification
The full figures for this model, as published by the manufacturer. Where a figure is not published we leave the row out rather than estimate it.
Performance
- Climbing capacity, loaded
- 15%
- Brake range
- 3 m
- Turning radius
- 7.5 m
Weights
- Carrying capacity
- 1445 kg
- Weight
- 1340 kg
Motor and chassis
- Motor
- AC 72V, 7.5 kW
- Controller
- 72V, 400A
- Battery
- 12 x 6V
- Charger
- Onboard
- Steering
- Power assisted
- Braking system
- Four wheel hydraulic, with independent parking brake
- Chassis
- Steel
Dimensions
- Length, width, height
- 5600 x 1520 x 2025 mm5.6 m long
- Ground clearance
- 240 mm
Options
Fitted to order. Tell us which you want and they are priced in the quote.
- Enclosed body with doors
- Weather curtains
- Larger battery set
- Public address system
Questions about the 17 Seater Sightseeing Bus
- How far will a 17 seater go on a charge?
- The manufacturer does not publish a single range figure for this size, so we do not quote one. Tell us the route and the daily mileage and we will get a figure in writing from them before you order.
- How much room does it need to turn?
- 7.5 m, on a 5.6 m body. That is the number to measure your route against first, because everything else about this vehicle is easier to accommodate than that.
- Can it climb?
- 15% loaded, the lowest figure in this part of the range. Length and weight cost it. On a hilly site the eleven seater manages 20% and is a great deal shorter.
- How much does it cost?
- We price to specification rather than publish a figure. Tell us the route and the passenger numbers and we will quote the vehicle, the delivery and the lead time together.
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- Stated range
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Not sure whether to buy or hire
As a rule, buying wins if you would use it more than a few weeks a year or need it available without arranging anything. Below that, hiring usually costs less and takes the maintenance off you. The calculator works it through on your own numbers rather than ours.