Shuttle Buses works with VEV on fleet electrification
Ayrshire operator Shuttle Buses is working with supplier VEV on the electrification of its bus fleet. Charging infrastructure using 100%…
Enviro400EV takes battery-electric double-decker efficiency crown
Alexander Dennis has achieved a class-leading energy efficiency average of 0.67kW/h per km for its latest-generation Enviro400EV battery-electric double-decker during…
Electric blues: Energy supply for zero-emission buses a concern
The UK has made significant progress in decarbonising the bus fleet over recent years, with approximately 3,000 zero-emission buses (ZEBs)…
Tootbus appoints VEV to develop battery-electric transition plan
Tootbus has confirmed further details of work to move its open-top sightseeing buses in London to zero-emission with the appointment…
Bus speeds and coach CAZ exemptions on CPT Budget wish-list
Long-term funding, a plan for local authorities to increase bus speeds and a creation of a new class of Clean…
2024: An important year for coach and bus decarbonisation work
In December 2023, I noted how that year, despite encouraging progress, turned out not to be what it had promised…
First Bus charging infrastructure to be used by Openreach vehicles
First Bus will grant broadband network provider Openreach access to battery-electric charging infrastructure at bus depots across the country, starting…
Lothian Buses apprentices take part in sustainability challenge
Lothian Buses apprentice engineers will put their skills to use in the Powering Futures Challenge Programme, with the operator's management…
Londoner Buses opts for HVO for heritage Routemasters
Sightseeing tour operator Londoner Buses is switching to running its heritage Routemaster buses from diesel to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).…
Hydrogen and low-carbon pushed in CPT’s CfE response
Recognition of the role potentially played by hydrogen and low-carbon fuels are sought by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT)…
