Southern Vectis says electric buses performing well despite minor issues

Southern Vectis has admitted there are ‘minor issues’ with the new electric buses which have recently been added to their fleet, but say that overall they are performing well.

A reader contacted the IW Observer to say that his granddaughter was let down after a No 8 bus was cancelled to get her home from work at Bembridge Windmill.He said it was thought it was due to a flat battery, but a Southern Vectis spokeswoman confirmed: “The batteries on the bus were NOT flat.

“There was a minor technical issue on this particular bus that has since been remedied, and the bus is now back in service.

“There have been a few minor issues, as we would expect, but the buses are generally performing very well.”