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Glasgow bus fleet to be 40% electric following £19.7 million new vehicle order
- First Glasgow appoints Alexander Dennis Ltd to supply 50 new electric buses for the city
First Bus Scotland commits £35 million to electric bus investment
- 74 new electric vehicles on route to Glasgow and Aberdeen
- Glasgow bus fleet soon to be 40% electric
- Aberdeen fleet set to be 50% emission free
Aberdeen buses to be 50% emission free following £8.1 million order
- First Aberdeen places order for 24 new electric buses for the city
First Bus to invest over £10.5m in green transport for Aberdeen with ScotZEB funding from Transport Scotland
- First Aberdeen has been awarded a share in approved ScotZEB funding and will deliver 24 new electric buses across the city.
- First Bus has committed to spend a further £16.4m across its King Street depot in Aberdeen and Scotstoun depot in Glasgow.
- 30% of First Aberdeen’s fleet will be made up of zero-emission vehicles by Spring 2024.
- First Bus will future-proof its Aberdeen depot with installation of a new electrification infrastructure.
First Bus to invest £35m in green transport for Glasgow and Aberdeen with ScotZEB funding from Transport Scotland
- First Glasgow and First Aberdeen have been awarded a combined £18.6m in ScotZEB funding and will deliver 74 new electric vehicles across both cities.
- First Bus will invest a further £16.4m to further increase its zero-emission fleet.
- Over 40% of vehicles operating out of First Glasgow’s Caledonia and Scotstoun depots will be fully electric and zero-emission by Spring 2024.
- First Bus will future-proof its Scotstoun and Aberdeen depots with installation of the required electrification infrastructure.
First Bus announce completion of initial phase of new rapid EV charging hub for new electric fleet
Works are complete on First phase of landmark rapid charging station on First Bus Glasgow Caledonia depot ahead of the city hosting COP26 later this year.
- First Glasgow completes Phase One of its green transformation with installation of state-of-the-art rapid charging units
- 22 new electric buses to arrive on site ahead of COP26
- Phase Two of major works at Caledonia depot due for completion in summer 2022 to support 150 fully electric vehicles
First Bus starts work in Glasgow to transform flagship Caledonia Depot into UK's largest EV charging station
- Two-phase project funded in part by Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus (SULEB) will see over 150 EV charging units installed at depot
- Phase One of the development will support the arrival of 22 new electric buses to the city ahead of COP26, the United Nations Climate Change conference
- Dutch-based smart charging supplier, Heliox is installing rapid charging solutions that are controlled via smart charging software