First Bus is to receive 70 electric buses to support its plans to operate a fully electric fleet at its Norwich Roundtree Way depot.
By working together with Norfolk County Council, an investment of £14.7 million has been secured from the Department for Transport’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (Zebra) government funding, alongside investment of around £22.5m from First Bus.
The introduction of the new bus fleet, built by UK bus manufacturer Wrightbus, means that over half of the Norwich network operated by First Bus will now be electric.
Each electric bus is expected to save up to 60 tonnes of tailpipe emissions per year.
