passenger transport

Go-Ahead deploys AI-powered charge management solution

Angela123 — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:35:41 +0000

Go-Ahead deploys AI-powered charge management solution

Angela123 Wed, 07/02/2025 - 09:35

Go-Ahead Group is rolling out BetterFleet's EV fleet charge management platform, helping 1,000 electric buses and chargers acro

Zero-emission buses introduced in Chesterfield

Angela123 — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:48:44 +0000

Zero-emission buses introduced in Chesterfield

Angela123 Tue, 03/18/2025 - 09:48

Stagecoach has introduced its first electric buses into Chesterfield, as part of a £31 million investment in partnership with Derbyshire County Council and the UK Government.

Zero-emission buses discussed at UK bus manufacturing panel

Angela123 — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:33:48 +0000

Zero-emission buses discussed at UK bus manufacturing panel

Angela123 Fri, 03/14/2025 - 10:33

The first UK bus manufacturing panel met yesterday (13 March) to discuss greener bus travel and new UK jobs.

Local Transport Minister, Simon Lightwood, hosted the debut event at Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield, alongside industry experts from organisations including Alexander Dennis, the Urban Transport Group and the Confederation of Passenger Transport.

Metro mayors Oliver Coppard (South Yorkshire) and Tracy Brabin (West Yorkshire) attended to discuss how they can work with industry to supercharge zero emission bus manufacturing and support jobs across the UK.

Autonomous electric bus for Cambridge Connector unveiled

Angela123 — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:58:16 +0000

Autonomous electric bus for Cambridge Connector unveiled

Angela123 Tue, 01/28/2025 - 09:58

Bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis has announced that it has completed the first Enviro100AEV autonomous electric bus for the Connector project in Cambridge.

The bus will now enter a period of track-based testing to calibrate and fine-tune the technology before delivery to Cambridge.

Backed by Innovate UK, the Connector project consortium is led by the Greater Cambridge Partnership and also includes Fusion Processing, IPG Automotive, dRISK and Gamma Energy. It is part funded and supported by the UK Government’s Centre for Connected & Autonomous Vehicles.

Heliox and First Bus to collaborate on electric bus charging depots

Angela123 — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:44:03 +0000

Heliox and First Bus to collaborate on electric bus charging depots

Angela123 Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:44

Heliox and First Bus have announced five new electric bus charging depots as part of their ongoing collaboration.

These depots will be strategically located in Bristol, Weston-super-Mare, Minehead, Taunton, and Basildon, and have been made possible thanks to an £89 million investment from First Bus and supported by the UK Government's ZEBRA 2 funding programme.

West of England’s £59m bus electrification project begins

Angela123 — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:33:53 +0000

West of England’s £59m bus electrification project begins

Angela123 Mon, 09/23/2024 - 11:33

First West of England has started work on two multi-million pound projects this week to electrify bus depots in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare.

Construction equipment has begun arriving at the Weston-super-Mare depot ahead of a £14.9million scheme just off the A370, and the arrival of 24 new electric buses on the Weston network next year.

Government cuts funding for retrofitted bus scheme

Robyn Quick — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:08:22 +0000

Government cuts funding for retrofitted bus scheme

Robyn Quick Fri, 09/13/2024 - 10:08

Transport secretary, Louise Haigh, has announced that the government will no longer fund the clean vehicle retrofit accreditation scheme.

Alexander Dennis unveils latest electric bus for London

Angela123 — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 10:29:28 +0000

Alexander Dennis unveils latest electric bus for London

Angela123 Fri, 08/02/2024 - 11:29

Alexander Dennis has unveiled its latest Enviro400EV battery-electric double decker built to Transport for London (TfL) specification.

The Enviro400EV for London is fitted with 472kWh batteries as standard, which the manufacturer is now able to warrant for 14 years or 1 million km, whichever comes first, under normal operating conditions in the capital. This allows the zero-emission bus to cover two consecutive seven-year route contracts without a need for battery replacement, contributing to low total cost of ownership.

£41.7 million for bus decarbonisation in Scotland

Angela123 — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:59:36 +0000

£41.7 million for bus decarbonisation in Scotland

Angela123 Wed, 07/24/2024 - 09:59

252 new zero-emission buses and coaches will come to Scotland’s roads, backed by Scottish Government investment, and delivered by a new bus industry consortium.

£41.7 million grant funding will support eight operators, led by electric vehicle fleet specialist Zenobē, to deliver the buses along with a Scotland-wide charging network for use by all buses, coaches and HGVs.

Electric buses planned for Hull and East Riding

Angela123 — Tue, 28 May 2024 09:07:39 +0000

Electric buses planned for Hull and East Riding

Angela123 Tue, 05/28/2024 - 10:07

Hull City Council’s Cabinet has approved plans to enable the purchase of 40 electric buses following a successful bid for the government's ZEBRA2 (zero emission bus regional areas) scheme.

The Authority has also put up around £2 million of funding for the installation of charging infrastructure.

In December 2023, the council, alongside Stagecoach, East Yorkshire Buses and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, submitted a joint bid to the Government’s ZEBRA2 (zero emission bus regional areas) scheme and was awarded nearly £6m in March.