海格 KLQ6108GQE5 Higer KLQ6108GQE5
編號 Class：K341 - K375，K401 - K415
新福利於二零一六年除了向海格購入二十五架KLQ6108GQ28E4後，隨後再向海格發出的購車合約是十五架KLQ6108GQE5，顧名思義全數是歐五版本的新車。自從二零零六年向海格批量購買新車後，各款不同長度及型號的海格逐漸取代了三菱Rosa，成為車隊中的主力車型，尤甚為迎合二零一一年八月實施的新巴士營運模式，新福利更一口氣向海格購一百二十八架KLQ6108GQ新車，並寫下單一車型購買數量最多的紀錄。打從這個訂單開始，KLQ6108GQ成為了新福利車隊主力車型，而透過不同時期的訂單，使其車隊數量達到二百多架。
回頭再說這批十五架KLQ6108GQE5，加入新福利時間只是稍遲於歐四版本的KLQ6108GQE4，首批新車於二零一六年十月開始服務乘客。先說機械配搭，KLQ6108GQE5沿用東風康明斯引擎，並達到歐盟五型排放標準，傳動系統為福伊特四前速全自動波箱，絕對滿足澳門不同路面環境的營運需要，至於以主引擎驅動的空調系統則繼續由國內品牌同創包辦。至於車廂佈局方面，KLQ6108GQE5整個車廂採用二加一座位排列，使到座位數目只有二十三個，企位數目達到五十人，使到總載客量達到七十三人，較歐四的KLQ6108GQ多出兩人。至於車廂地台繼續採用仿木紋地板膠，配合帶白色的傍板營造一個光潔明亮的舒適車廂環境，乘客在車程途中亦可利用車廂中的USB插頭，替隨行電子產品充電。不過在投入服務後大約一年左右，因應滿足通過澳氹大橋的載重規定，整車核准最高負重由15噸輕微調整至14.94噸，企位人數因而需要減少一名。
新福利在十五架新車服務乘客一個年頭之後，再向海格購入二十架KLQ6108GQE5新車，跟上一批新車比較，二零一七年版本的歐五海格新車長度略為增加了零點二米。新福利在是批新車採用另一種車廂座位佈局，中門前較上批新車多安排一列座位，而相關區域座位採用二加一排列方式，以提升企位空間，至於車廂後半部恢復二加二座位排列佈局。經過這些改動，縱然車身長度有所增加，不過整體載客量卻減少至六十五人，當中包括三十個座位。至於車廂佈置及機械配搭，則跟二零一六批次一致，而打從這批海格新車開始，近車門一邊的擋風玻璃下張貼有「KING LONG」字樣，彷彿叫人記起新福利採用海格巴士作主力，是由二零零五年採用來自廈門的金龍巴士開始的。值得一提是，第二批KLQ6108GQE5交付予新福利時正值澳門剛剛經歷颱風天鴿洗禮，新福利車隊在風災之中受到不同程度損毀，為了儘快恢復澳門公共巴士服務，本批海格新車於抵澳完成一切驗車程序後，甫一出牌便悉數投入服務，以代替在風災中待修或報銷的巴士。
到了二零一七年十一月新福利接收最後一批為數十五架KLQ6108GQE5新車，外觀上與過往兩個批次同型新車一樣，至於車廂佈局則跟隨上一批新車，車廂前半部採用二加一座位排列方式，後半部則是二加二設計。至於這批新車在機械配搭方面又有新的組合，引擎由過往的東風康明斯變成濰柴出品，成為整個KLQ6108GQ系列中唯一採用濰柴動力的成員，全自動波箱依舊是福伊特出品，是批新車自二零一七年十二月下旬領牌並投入服務。
新福利旗下途經澳氹大橋的路線計有25，25B，26A及33都是客量龐大的澳門街主幹路線，並且受制於大橋相關載重限制，以致未能抽調高載客量巴士行走以作疏導，因此符合相關規定的KLQ6108GQ系列便成為相關路線主力車型，當中尤以本章主角KLQ6108GQE5最為常見。
Transmac acquired another 15 KLQ6108GQ from Higer following the commission of the batch of 25 KLQ6108GQ28E4 in Apr., 2016 and this was the first batch of Euro 5 Higer bus in the fleet. Since the first Higer joined Transmac in 2006, it become the mainstream of the fleet as the Mitsubishi Rosa in the past. A total of 128 KLQ6108GQ was ordered for the new bus operation mode in 2011 which was the largest purchasing order of Transmac and more than 200 units were purchased through different orders.
The Higer KLQ6108GQE5 was entered service in Oct., 2016 and their driveline was almost the same as the KLQ6108GQ28E4, a Euro 5 Dongfeng Cummins engine was fitted with a Voith 4-speed fully automatic gearbox and compartment was fully air conditioned by Tongchuang from the mainland. The wood-effect floor and USB chargers found on the KLQ6108GQ28E4 together can also be seen on this batch of Higer and with the use of white coloured panel, a better compartment illumination was resulted. Seating arrangement was 2+1 seating and total 73 passengers with 50 standees can be carried by the KLQ6108GQE5 in contrast to the Euro 4 Higer that can accommodate 71 passengers. As no vehicles gross vehicle weight 15 tonnes or above was allowed to pass through Macau-Taipa Bridge (Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho), the gross vehicle weight of the KLQ6108GQE5 was amended from 15 tonnes to 14.94 tonnes and reduction of one standee was resulted.
Another batch of 20 Higer KLQ6108GQE5 with same mechanical specification was introduced by Transmac in Sep., 2017 and they were 10.88m in length, 0.2m longer than the KLQ6108GQ28E4. To utilize standing space, another seating configuration was chosen by Transmac with 2+2 seating arrangement at the rear while 2+1 at the front section with an additional row seats fitted. The total carrying capacity for the second batch of Euro 5 Higer was 65 passengers with 30 seatings offered. The "KING LONG" badge was seen on the nearside of the windscreen starting from this batch of Higer. It should be mentioned that during the delivery of this batch of Higer, the fleet of Transmac was serious damaged during the super typhoon Hato and they were soon entered service after registration process completed to ensure bus service to be resumed normal. Finally, we saw the delivery of the last batch of 15 KLQ6108GQE5 purchased by Transmac in Nov., 2017 and all of them was powered by Weichai engine and entered service in the end of Dec., 2017.
Transmac mainly assigned the Higer KLQ6108GQ, especially the Euro 5 version KLQ6108GQE5 on trunk service via Macau-Taipa Bridge with high patronage such as 25, 25B, 26A and 33 which cannot deploy buses with higher capacity due to the imposed of gross vehicle weight limitation for the Bridge.
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