Press Releases
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Evie bus character brings children’s book to life for Beeston Primary pupils
- Life-size character surprises children at Leeds primary school
- Children’s storybook published by First Bus in North and West Yorkshire
- Tinyfoot and Evie’s Adventure to Tiny Street features Evie the electric bus and her friend Tinyfoot.
- Tale to help schools and parents teach youngsters about carbon footprint and greener choices
- All funds raised to support Macmillan
Roundtree Way Announced as Verified Net Zero-Emission Depot
- First Bus' Roundtree Way in Sprowston has ben independently verified as a net zero-emission bus depot
- The depot has been the home of 70 new state of the art electric buses since April 2024
First Bus leads the way with Net Zero emission bus depot in Leicester
- First Bus Leicester announce bus depot as one of three Net-Zero emission depots in the UK
- Official launch of the depot electrification took place in March 2023 with investment by First Bus and co-funding from Department for Transport secured by Leicester City Council
- Leicester was one of the first fully electrified depots outside of London
First Bus leads the way with Net Zero emission bus depot in York
- Emissions reduced by 90% compared to activities in 2020
- Official launch of £23m depot electrification with investment by First Bus and co-funding from Department for Transport Zebra scheme secured by City of York Council
- Depot one of the first outside London to be fully electric
- Total fleet saving around 5,000 tonnes of CO2e a year
NewPower secures first order from First Bus just weeks after launch
- First Bus becomes first UK Bus operator to place order with New Power, a new enterprise that converts diesel buses into Zero Emission Electric Vehicles.
- An initial order of 32 buses has been placed that will serve four regions.
First Bus teams up with Cadbury Flake 99 to launch free '99' service to take families to the seaside
- Launch comes after new research amongst parents reveals kids are missing out on quintessential classic British seaside day trips
- 7 in 10* parents in the UK admit they hardly ever take kids to the beach despite 95% saying a day at the beach is one of their favourite things about a UK summer
- Hop aboard the ‘99 bus’ this summer to enjoy a free ride to the seaside and an essential part of summer, a beach-side Cadbury Flake 99
First Bus place landmark Yutong Electric bus order from Pelican Bus and Coach
- First Bus has placed single largest order of Yutong Electric buses with UK importer Pelican Bus and Coach.
- Four new depot sites in Taunton, Weston-super-Mare, Basildon and Hengrove will receive these new EV buses and the relevant charging infrastructure.
- Upon completion of all these projects, First Bus will operate more than 800 zero-emission vehicles and boast EV charging infrastructure at 16 depot sites across their UK operation.
First Bus depot in York makes history with fuel tank removed forever
- Depot is first in Yorkshire to only use electric charging for its bus fleet
- Total carbon saving of electric fleet close to 5,000 tonnes a year
- Latest stage in £23m transformation of the depot
First Bus powers up Renault Trucks' electric truck tour
- First Bus’ Hoeford depot in Fareham provided electric charging for Renault Trucks’ electric HGV
- Renault Trucks’ eHGV ‘The Good Truck’ Roadshow is travelling across Europe to show the range of electric road freight vehicles and availability of charging infrastructure
First Bus and Combined Authority announce further £11.2m for Bramley bus depot
- Investment and co-funding from Department for Transport Zebra scheme
- Extra 22 electric buses brings zero emission fleet to 79 – half Bramley total
- Delivery of more buses expected in July 2024