Newcastle CAZ grant funding scheme to be suspended for review
Newcastle City Council (NCC) will from 17 December pause the acceptance of applications for grant funding for vehicle upgrades to…
CBT marks World Sustainable Transport Day with government plea
Campaign for Better Transport has used the occasion of the first World Sustainable Transport Day on 26 November to call…
Still no clarity on end for new non-ZE coaches, buses, minibuses
A lack of clarity remains on both the setting of an end date for the sale of new non-zero-emission buses,…
First Bus plots significant battery-electric rollout via Hitachi JV
First Bus has signposted plans for major further deployment of battery-electric vehicles after parent FirstGroup formed a joint venture (JV)…
Renewable diesel premium over fossil fuel widens in October
At the beginning of October, supply constraints caused by OPEC+ majors Saudi Arabia and Russia reaffirming their plans to continue…
ZEBRA 2 draws many more expressions of interest than first round
Interest from local transport authorities (LTAs) in the second round of the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme (ZEBRA 2)…
Magtec to repower 15 Tootbus B9TL open-tops to battery-electric
15 open-top tri-axle double-deckers in the Tootbus fleet in London are to receive repower work from Magtec to convert them…
McGill’s passes zero-emissions landmark
McGill's has marked reaching the landmark of seven million miles travelled by its zero-emissions buses. The Scottish independent operator has…
Coaches part of RHA report on sustainable road transport future
RHA has published a report, Driving Forward, which the trade body says puts forward a pathway "to a successful, sustainable…
First Solent begins electric bus preparation at Hoeford depot
Battery-electric bus operation from the First Solent depot at Hoeford will start during March 2024, the operator has said. It…
