StreetDeck Electroliner: New battery-electric ‘decker standard?
Wrightbus took the industry by surprise in June when it unveiled the battery-electric StreetDeck Electroliner double-decker. The new model comes…
Transport Decarbonisation Plan subdued on coach and bus
The Transport Decarbonisation Plan (TDP), which was published on 14 July, contained little of great note for coach and bus,…
£50m to launch Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund
The Scottish Government has launched a first £50m phase of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB). It is…
Go-Ahead commits to 100% zero-emission UK bus fleet by 2035
The Go-Ahead Group will operate an entirely zero-emission bus fleet in the UK by 2035, it has announced. The plan…
Transport Decarbonisation Plan publication imminent?
Publication of the long-delayed Transport Decarbonisation Plan (TDP) is said to be imminent, according to a source within the Department…
Reading trial for BYD ADL Enviro400EV as ZEBRA bid is go
Reading Buses has commenced a trial of a battery-electric BYD ADL Enviro400EV demonstrator. It will be underway between 9-18 July…
Six fast-track ZEBRA bids proceed to business case stage
Expressions of interest from six local authorities (LAs) in England submitted via the £120m Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA)…
Battery-electric coaches fit planned European charging network
At least 1,700 high-performance ‘green energy’ charging points across Europe that will be able to service battery-electric coaches are planned…
Translink to gain ‘one of Europe’s largest hydrogen stations’
Northern Ireland operator Translink is to install what supplier Logan Energy describes as “one of the largest capacity hydrogen refuelling…
Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliner launched with 200-mile range
Wrightbus has launched the StreetDeck Electroliner battery-electric rapid-charge double-decker. It has 454kW/h of onboard energy storage to give a 200-mile…
