Monday, March 27, 2023
Oxford Bus Company orders 104 Wrighbus electrics

Oxford Bus Company to take 104 Wrightbus electrics

104 battery-electric buses from Wrightbus are to join the Oxford Bus Company fleet in what is parent company the Go-Ahead Group’s largest zero-emission purchase...
Newcastle and Gateshead Clean Air Zone commences

Newcastle and Gateshead Clean Air Zone begins

The Newcastle and Gateshead Clean Air Zone (CAZ) began operation on 30 January. It invokes a daily charge of £50 for coaches and buses...
Further key news in zero emission bus developments expected in 2023

Zemo: More zero-emission bus ‘key moves’ due in 2023

This year could (and should) see some key moves from the government regarding zero-emission bus (ZEB) funding and policy in the UK. Not only do...
Zeelo battery electric Yutong TCe12 coach

Zeelo begins rollout of battery-electric coach taster trials

Zeelo has moved forward with the deployment of trial battery-electric coach operation by its partner operators. The work forms part of the platform's plans...
Kleanbus debuts battery electric Optare Solo retrofit

Kleanbus debuts battery-electric repower on Optare Solo

Kleanbus has completed the first battery-electric retrofit of a diesel bus. It is a 2007 Optare Solo that is now under test. The supplier...
FlixBus expects mix of zero emission technologies in future of coach

Zero-emission tech mix likely in future of coach: FlixBus

FlixBus expects that moves toward decarbonisation and zero-emission in the coach market will see a mix of technologies, including battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell-electric,...
Rock Road provides finance for 30 Abellio London StreetDeck Electroliners

Rock Road debuts in ZEB finance market with Abellio

Finance provider Rock Road has entered the zero-emission bus market with what it says is a “disruptive approach” and a “light touch” product. That...
EO Charging launches MOBILTe funding package

EO Charging launches MOBILITe e-bus funding package

EO Charging has launched a new funding platform, MOBILITe. It is a financing and services solution for the rollout of battery-electric buses and other...
Design draft of a Daimler battery electric coach

Daimler battery-electric coaches: More details revealed

Daimler Buses has outlined further details of its work on battery-electric coaches. Those efforts involve collaboration with centres of research on delivering such a...
DfT claims to support coach decarbonisation

DfT ‘backs coach decarbonisation – but data needed’

The Department for Transport (DfT) has said that it is “committed to decarbonisation of the UK coach fleet.” DfT made the comments while urging coach...
Portsmouth planned first bus depot site

First Bus to build ‘super depot’ in Portsmouth

First Bus has purchased land in Portsmouth with a view to building a new depot for all-electric buses. The site housed a Daily Mail Group...