To save space in these variants, the axle is positioned ahead of the door, similarly to the StreetLite WF's main competitor, the Optare Solo SR.[4] The first example entered service with Anglian Bus in October 2010.

As such, the StreetVibe is designed to compete directly with the Optare Solo SR Slimline, another narrow midibus.

[citation needed] The largest single order for StreetVibes was placed by the government of Guernsey's buses.gg operation, with 12 initial examples first entering service on the island between April and May 2017.

[7][8][9] In October 2013, VDL Bus & Coach introduced a rebadged variant of the StreetLite WF, known as the Citea MLE, for the mainland European market.

The initial demonstrator vehicle ultimately entered service with Arriva Netherlands in June 2014.

Nobina Danmark are the largest operator of the Citea MLE, taking delivery of five examples in December 2014 and a further pair in June 2015.

The majority of all StreetLites models produced up until 2018 have been the standard diesel variant, with FirstGroup the largest customer of the type.

The bus itself runs from a conventional StreetLite drivetrain, as opposed to a small diesel engine and electric motor in normal hybrids.

In 2017, Travel South Yorkshire placed an order for 31 hybrid-electric Wright StreetLite Maxes for Sheffield services 1 and 1a.

[15][16] The first four hybrid StreetLite Maxes were delivered to First South Yorkshire on 26 April 2018, with first entry into service taking place on 10 May (First) and 19 May (Stagecoach).

[citation needed] The first StreetLites to enter service with any operator were four that were delivered to Anglian Bus in October 2010.

[26] In February 2013, the FirstGroup ordered 179 new StreetLites, predominantly in the form of the 11.5m Max variant, to work alongside the four prototype vehicles already at the company.

[28] In April 2014, Arriva ordered 97 "Micro Hybrid" StreetLites, 70 of which are the Max (11.5m) variant with 27 others of an unspecified length.

[34] Wrightbus secured an exclusivity deal with Mistral, a bus sales and rental company.

Mistral were the sole selling agents for the StreetLite and pitched the vehicle as 'Wrightbus+Mistral – the perfect equation'.

The StreetLite played an integral part in the Torch Relay for the 2012 London Olympic Games.