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Fully electric, zero-emission buses are coming to South Essex
More than £30 million is to be invested in safer, greener and healthier travel in Basildon.
First Bus to invest £89m in zero-emission bus operations after DfT ‘ZEBRA 2’ funding success
- £89 million investment in 178 zero-emission buses and infrastructure across four regions
- Worked with Local Authority Partners to secure £16 million of Government co-funding
- Operator will run more than 800 Zero Emission vehicles across 14 electrified depots in the UK
First Bus completes transformation of Roundtree Way to all-electric bus fleet
- The project to electrify Roundtree Way depot is complete
- The depot is now the operational centre for 70 state of the art electric vehicles
- This is the first complete zero-emission commercial bus fleet in England outside of London
First Bus ‘switch on’ the largest fleet of zero emission buses in West Yorkshire
- Electrification of Bramley depot completed as electric buses join city network
- £29m project combines investment by First Bus and co-funding from Department for Transport Zebra scheme secured by Combined Authority
- 57 zero emission buses with more expected in summer 2024
First Bus electrifies university routes as rollout of new zero emission buses continues
- 10 vehicles introduced on 66 and 67 services alongside campus shuttles
- £3m investment by First Bus
Electric transformation of First Bus Oldham depot gets underway
- Power chargers and infrastructure to be complete by March 2024
Come and join ‘the buzz’ of Norwich’s new electric fleet
First Bus invites city residents to ‘Meet the Bus’ day
Autonomous single-decker bus producing zero carbon emissions on UK roads for the first time
- Only all-electric autonomous bus service in the country
- Trial begins in September
First Bus welcomes new generation of engineering apprentices with fun-filled week at Reaseheath College
- First Bus welcomes 52 new apprentices across England, Scotland and Wales.
- English-based apprentices to be placed at purpose-built engineering facility at Reaseheath College.
- Apprentices enjoyed a fun-filled induction week of team-building activities and key skills tests.
- Reaseheath Facility that opened in 2021 offers a unique work experience-style environment to help apprentices adopt a workplace mindset while they learn.
First Bus ‘switch on’ new all-electric fleet in York as zero emission transformation gathers pace
- £23m investment in greener public transport in York
- Fully electric fleet to be completed by the end of 2023
- Depot power charging installation continues
- Thousands of tonnes of CO2 emissions saved every year
Electric transformation of First Bus Leeds depot gets underway
- Power chargers and infrastructure to be complete by October
- £29m scheme combining investment and Government funding