Carousel Buses passes 50% Euro VI with £200,000 investment
Go-Ahead Group subsidiary Carousel Buses has taken to more than 50% the proportion of its fleet that meets Euro VI standards with a self-funded,...
SULEBS2 fund grows to £40.5m as winners are announced
Transport Scotland has awarded £40.5m to winners of the second round of the Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme (SULEBS2). It will see 215 battery-electric...
Coventry gets £50m All Electric Bus City green light
Coventry has been given the green light to become the UK’s first All Electric Bus City. The development has come after approval from the...
First West Yorkshire orders five ZE buses for new Leeds park and ride
First West Yorkshire has ordered five BYD Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400EV battery-electric double-deckers for a new park and ride set to launch in Leeds...
Liverpool City Region hydrogen buses project set to go ahead
The business case for a project that would see 20 hydrogen fuel cell-electric double-decker buses enter service on Merseyside is set for approval at...
Consultation on end date for new diesel bus sales in England
The Department for Transport and the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles have begun a consultation that aims to set a date for the end...
Cardiff Bus to upgrade 20 vehicles in Clean Bus Retrofit Scheme
Cardiff Bus is to retrofit 20 Alexander Dennis Enviro200 models to the Euro VI emissions standard after winning funding from Cardiff City Council’s Clean...
Liverpool Clean Air Zone ‘highly likely’, says report
A charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in Liverpool city centre is “highly likely” to be required as part of wider work to address poor...
Zero-emission bus transition: It’s not just about vehicles
Work to grow Scotland’s zero-emission bus fleet is proceeding well. Significant orders have been placed with help from the first round of the Scottish...
CoacHyfied project launches to develop fuel cell coaches
CoacHyfied, a five-year EU project to develop “first prototype” hydrogen fuel cell-electric propulsion for coach applications, has been launched. It involves 14 organisations from...
UrbanThings adds coupon function to public transport platform
UrbanThings has introduced coupon functionality to its public transport technology platform. It allows operators and local authorities (LAs) to offer discounted rates to passengers...
