The Tower
The enclosed building. Charging, washing, maintenance and fire protection sit above one another instead of spread across the yard.
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For buses
Rigid, articulated and coach buses stand on top of each other instead of side by side. The depot grows upwards instead of moving to the outskirts.
- 50 %
- saved compared with a new depot
- 100 %
- charged at the start of the shift
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- parking spaces on the same area
This is what changes at your depot
These six points apply to both designs. Which of them matters to you usually becomes clear in the first conversation.
Extending the yard you already have saves 50 % compared with a new depot.
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The yard is big enough again
The same number of buses on a fraction of the area, without buying a single square metre.
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Cheaper than building new
50 % saved compared with a new depot on the outskirts, and the runs stay short.
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Every bus charges where it stands
A charging point at every space. The whole fleet is charged when the shift starts.
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A battery fire stays manageable
Sensors at every space; if something happens, the vehicle is taken out of the fleet within minutes.
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Shunting disappears
Straight in, step out, done. That saves time every time a bus comes in or goes out.
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Grows with the fleet
More vehicles mean more columns. The investment follows the fleet.
Three steps, one vehicle
For the driver it is three steps, whichever design stands at your depot.
Come in
The bus goes straight into the handover station. No shunting, no hunting for a free row.
Hand over
The driver steps out and is done. The system moves the bus to its level and charges it overnight.
Go out
At the start of the shift the bus is waiting at the bottom, charged and cleaned, in the order of the duty roster.
Tower or Stack
Both deliver the benefits above. Which design suits your depot depends on the site, the schedule and the budget. The comparison helps you choose.
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The Stack
The open structure. It is built along the edge of the working yard and grows with the budget year.
There is no separate source for the bus version of the Stack. The figures given come from the Stack series and are related to bus dimensions.
Capacity
Tower
No fixed upper limit. Levels, height and footprint are planned freely.
Stack
12 to more than 60 spaces, 19 m standard height with four levels.
The layout
Tower
A building of its own with its own access, the new centre of the site.
Stack
One vehicle length deep: fits in front of loading doors, against the hall wall, along the boundary.
Protection
Tower
A closed facade. The vehicles stand locked away and dry.
Stack
Access-controlled, every vehicle secured on its pallet.
Fire protection
Tower
Incident bay: a vehicle that raises an alarm is taken out of the fleet within minutes.
Stack
Temperature sensors at every space give early warning.
The investment
Tower
Capacity, services and protection in one place, the full build-out of the site.
Stack
The affordable entry: without a crane and a facade the investment stays lean.
The build time
Tower
A fully planned construction project with a fixed completion date.
Stack
Built along the edge, extended column by column. First spaces after a short build.
How the structure is put together
Below you can see the Tower and the Stack in section.
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This is what it looks like
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Three concerns we hear again and again
What comes up first in initial talks, and how we answer it.
Switching to e-buses needs space
Every e-bus needs a space with a charging point. In a full yard, charging infrastructure and parking area compete for the same square metres.
Our answer We stack the spaces and bring the charging point along: on every level, with load management across the whole facility.
A new depot costs you the location
When the yard is no longer enough, a new build on the outskirts is next: land, development, approval, plus permanently longer runs.
Our answer 50 % saved compared with a new depot, and operations stay where they belong. Empty runs disappear.
Fire risk with high-voltage batteries
A burning e-bus among densely parked vehicles puts half the fleet at risk. Out in the open it is hard to isolate.
Our answer Temperature sensors at every space, and if something happens the bus goes into a separate incident bay.
We stack trucks and trailers too
The same technology, different space dimensions. Both worlds can be combined within one facility.
How many parking spaces are hidden in your yard?
Send us a site plan and your fleet. You will get a first assessment, with no commitment to either design.
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