The 104 charging points, each offering 150kw of DC power, are being installed ahead of Oxford Bus Company receiving the first delivery of electric buses later this year.
The hub will be supplied by an 8 Megawatt (MW) electrical connection, which is expected to provide enough electricity to charge all 104 buses, enough for each bus to drive over 170 miles per day.
These buses will begin arriving on Oxford’s streets from late 2023.
To enable the buses to charge overnight, depot charging infrastructure being installed by Zenobē will be powered by an EDF Renewables UK substation.
A consortium of bus operators including the Oxford Bus Company pledged £43.7 million towards the scheme. The government committed £32.8m and Oxfordshire County Council £6m. In total, the combined investment will result in 159 new battery electric buses serving Oxford.
The commencement of works is the latest stage in the urban decarbonisation project, Energy Superhub Oxford. The four-year initiative has seen the creation of a battery storage system, a private wire charging network and an electric vehicle charging hub at Redbridge Park & Ride.
