Warrington’s buses to become solar showcase
Is this the most exciting green bus project in the UK? A new depot and a new fleet of 120 electric vehicles powered by a renewable source of energy Warrington’s Own Buses will move into a purpose built all-electric bus depot by the end of the year, with a new fleet of 120 vehicles...
Innovative model for UK’s biggest e-bus deal
Zenobe’s ‘Electric Transportation as a Service’ offering will supply, support and maintain a fleet of 130 electric double deckers for National Express Coventry will be the UK’s first zero emission bus city The UK’s largest ever deal for electric buses incorporates a new funding model that promises to make bus travel “easier, cheaper,...
Quarter of Cardiff Bus fleet set to go electric
Eleventh-hour orders with ULEBS funding have secured new electric buses for municipal fleets in Cardiff and Newport. Rhodri Clark reports The 36 Yutong vehicles will account for 24% of the municipal operator’s fleet Cardiff Bus has placed what it believes is the largest single order for electric buses outside London, enabling it to...
Scotland’s target to cut car use is a ‘world first’
Transport secretary sets out plans to achieve modal shift Scotland’s transport secretary, Michael Matheson The Scottish Government’s commitment to cut car use by a fifth over the next decade was identified as being among a set of “bold policy proposals” to decarbonise transport by Scotland’s transport secretary, Michael Matheson. The target was announced...
Transdev’s second phase of electric bus trials
Operator launches comparison trials using Yutong E10 battery-powered bus Harrogate Bus Company General Manager Frank Stanisauskis (left) and driver Ricki Tomlinson with the Yutong E10 electric bus A new trial featuring the latest zero-emission electric transport technology is now underway in North Yorkshire as Transdev Blazefield prepares for future investment beyond the pandemic....
First fleet all set for Bath’s Clean Air Zone
Bus operator all set for March 15 introduction of CAZ First has used a combination of new buses and retrofit technology to existing vehicles to comply with the Bath scheme Bath’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) comes into operation on March 15 and local bus operator First West of England is working towards ensuring...
World’s first hydrogen deckers enter service
‘This marks a significant milestone in our industry’ says boss of First Bus Scotland The new 60-seat double deckers are set to transform the air of ‘the granite city’ The world’s first fleet of double decker hydrogen buses will be officially launched into service tomorrow in Aberdeen. Operated by First Bus in a...
First completes air quality retrofits
Retrofit programme has made 1,000 buses cleaner Driver Grahame Stott left, with engineering manager Kevin Farricker at the Oldham depot, where 33 buses have undergone the retrofit procedure First Bus has announced that it has reached a significant milestone in its air quality retrofit programme, completing the refit of 1,000 buses across its...
