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Electric bus in Castle Green, Taunton

Charged up and ready to roll: Somerset welcomes electric buses

  • The first of Somerset’s new electric buses are now in service
  • £14.7m project with First Bus in Somerset and Somerset Council
  • By the summer all 25 electric buses will be in service
First Bus York team unveil plans for all-electric depot with local councillor

York and Norwich set to become first all-electric bus depots outside of London after boosted ZEBRA funding

  • York and Norwich set to become the UK’s first bus depots outside of London to run fully electric fleets 
  • Four First Bus depots benefit from boosted joint investment in electric fleet 
  • First Bus to reach a total of over 600 zero emission buses across the UK by March 2024
BRG funding extension Feb22

First Bus welcomes extension to UK Government support for Bus services across England

  • Bus fare cap to be extended for three months, backed by up to £75 million to help passengers save money and Get Around for £2
  • Government also confirms up to £80 million to continue support for critical bus services around England
  • Over 5 million passengers have utilised the £2 fare scheme on First Bus services since January 2023