Press Releases

A new report from the Clean Air South network has highlighted the important role cleaner transport and zero-emission buses can play in improving air quality across the South of England.

First Bus trialling the use of its electric bus depots to help balance the UK’s electricity system by adjusting when vehicles charge, reducing wasted renewable energy.

First Bus has today announced an additional £18m electrification programme in Scotland.

The bus industry swapped steering wheels for spades this week as 1,000 trees were planted as part of an electric bus environmental project.

• FirstGroup is included in the S&P Sustainability Yearbook for the 4th consecutive year
  
  

• The company climbs five places in a table of the world’s 200 largest publicly listed companies, ranked by revenue from sustainable products and services.

Essex Police has partnered with First Charge, the third-party electric vehicle charging initiative from First Bus, to support the continued rollout of electric vehicles.

Works have started at First Bus’ Great Yarmouth depot to prepare the site for electric buses, marking the next phase in the rollout of zero-emission public transport across Norfolk.

Basildon has become home to Essex’s first fully electric bus depot following the completion of a £30.6 million project delivered by First Bus in partnership with Essex County Council and backed by the Department for Transport’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA2) scheme.

The first fully electric buses in Essex have entered service in Basildon this week, marking the start of a major transformation in local public transport.

First Bus, working in partnership with Norfolk County Council, is delivering 24 brand new electric double-decker buses and supporting depot infrastructure as part of a £13.8 million joint investment in greener transport for the county.

• Improvements to air quality at city centre junction
• 5,000 tonnes C02e saved by fleet operations