Wrightbus

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…

Zero emission bus manufacturer Wrightbus has secured a new order with Arriva to deliver 87 new buses to London. The order consists of 11 single-deck GB Kite Electroliners and 76 StreetDeck double-deck Electroliners. The buses are due to be delivered…

Oxford Bus Company has taken delivery of 21 zero-emission battery electric Wrighbus StreetDeck Electroliner double-deck buses for its operations in the city. The new Brookesbus fleet, which is owned and run by the operator, will replace the existing fleet of…

Arriva in London has placed an order with Wrightbus for 34 more double deck battery electric StreetDeck Electroliner buses. The high-spec vehicles will arrive at Arriva’s Enfield depot in early 2024 and will serve passengers on Route 279, taking the…

The Go-Ahead Group has unveiled an initial fleet of 20 hydrogen fuel cell buses to carry passengers on routes in the Gatwick Airport, Crawley and Horley areas, the start of an order that will create one of the largest hydrogen…

Bus manufacturer Wrightbus has secured a new order to deliver 48 zero emission vehicles for Stagecoach in London. The double deck Electroliners will be ready by the end of the year and will be manufactured at Wrightbus’s headquarters in Ballymena…

Sustainable bus manufacturer Wrightbus has unveiled a £3 million green hydrogen production facility at its Northern Ireland headquarters that could enter operation next year. The new facility, subject to consultation and planning approval, would produce enough clean energy to power…

Finance provider Rock Road has entered the zero emission bus market, funding 30 Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliner battery electric double deckers for Abellio London’s route 111 between Heathrow Central and Kingston. The agreement involves a consortium led by Rock and the…

Bus operator Metroline has placed two separate orders with Wrightbus and Volvo for a total of 87 electric buses to run on routes in and around London. One order is for 39 zero-emissions buses with Ballymena-based manufacturer Wrightbus to support…

Northern Ireland operator Translink has placed an order for a further 100 zero emission buses from Wrightbus. The new battery electric vehicles, a mix of single-deck and double-deck StreetDeck Electroliner and GB Kite Electroliner vehicles, are part of an £88m…