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A collaboration has been announced that will see energy company Centrica secure access to First Bus’ rapid EV charging infrastructure at bus depots nationwide. The initial phase will enable Centrica to charge a selection of its EV fleet at First…

First Bus has partnered with rapid charging systems firm Heliox to develop five new electric bus depots at Bristol, Weston-super-Mare, Minehead, Taunton, and Basildon. The sites have been made possible due to an £89 million investment from First Bus and…

First Bus has welcomed the latest wave of engineering apprentices to its training academy at Reaseheath College in Cheshire – the UK’s first dedicated bus and coach engineering facility. The new cohort of apprentices started their induction with a team-building…

First Bus depots in York, Leicester and Norwich have been verified net zero-emission, some of the first in the UK to achieve the milestone. The depots, which run fully electric commercial bus fleets, have all invested in the necessary additional…

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…

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…

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…

First Bus has announced a £750,000 investment in its Rochdale bus depot as it prepares to take responsibility for running Bee Network services in the area from March. The investment in the former Transdev site on Corporation Street will see…

First Bus has partnered with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology firm to revolutionise services for its customers following a successful rollout in West Yorkshire and the West of England. The new three-year £4.5m partnership is with Prospective.io, an AI company…

First Bus has ordered 53 zero emission buses, in partnership with City of York Council, in a transformation that will see its depot become one of the first outside London to be fully electric. The StreetDeck Electroliner double-deckers and GB…