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Stagecoach will receive 24 Enviro100EV small buses and 17 Enviro400EV double deckers in early 2025 for routes operated by Transport for London (TfL). The next generation of Alexander Dennis electric buses meets the latest iterations of TfL’s pioneering Bus Safety…

First Bus has placed an order for 169 Yutong electric buses with its UK importer Pelican Bus and Coach. The mix of single and double deckers will be delivered to depots in Taunton, Weston-super-Mare, Basildon and Hengrove in Bristol over…

Reading Buses has committed to a new five-year deal with Michelin, citing the quality of the product and high levels of customer service as the key reasons behind the decision. The new contract will see Michelin’s Services and Solutions Division…

Bus manufacturer Wrightbus has launched a new re-powering service, replacing older diesel engines in buses with new zero-emission electric powertrains. NewPower, which has moved into a hi-tech factory in Bicester, Oxfordshire, aims to speed up the decarbonisation process by eradicating…

Bus operator Translink is set to roll out one of the largest fleets of zero emission buses in the UK across its routes in Northern Ireland. The operator has unveiled the first electric double decker – Ulsterbus – part a…

First Bus and West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) have announced a further £11.2m investment in the operator’s Bramley depot which will make half the fleet zero emission before the end of 2024. WYCA with support from First Bus have been…

Alexander Dennis has begun this year’s delivery of 44 Enviro400 buses to Go South Coast, part of the Go-Ahead Group. A total of 16 new double deckers were launched by Go South Coast for its Bluestar operating unit at an…

First Bus has opened the UK’s first bus depot to offer consumer electric vehicle charging to the public, at its new purpose-built depot at Summercourt in Cornwall. The Summercourt charging hub is the first-of-its-kind for the bus industry, providing direct…

Irizar UK has supplied a new Irizar Integral i6 coach to Carmarthen-based operator Coracle Coaches in partnership with Mistral Bus & Coach. The 12.9m coach is PSVAR compliant, featuring a Masats semi-automatic wheelchair lift located in the luggage compartment and…

Guernsey bus operator CT Plus is carrying out on-road trials of the next-generation Alexander Dennis Enviro100EV “big small bus”. The pilot is part of efforts by the States of Guernsey and bus operator CT Plus to find a suitable electric…