Latest Scotland News
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Scotland: Stagecoach Launches All-Electric Bus Fleet in Inverness
On Thursday 2 February, Stagecoach celebrated the launch of the UK's first all-electric city bus fleet in Inverness, Scotland.
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Autonomous CAVForth2 Bus Trial Extended in Edinburgh
Alexander Dennis will continue working with Fusion Processing Ltd to develop autonomous bus technology for the CAVForth2 project.
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UK: Full-Size Autonomous Bus Carries Its First Passengers
Stagecoach has announced that the UK's first full-size autonomous bus has carried passengers for the first time in East Scotland.
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Aberdeen Rapid Transit Aims to Improve Transport in North East Scotland
Nestrans, Aberdeen City Council, First Bus and Stagecoach are developing plans for a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Glasgow Open Top Buses to Become Electric
City Sightseeing Glasgow is converting its entire fleet of open top vehicles to electric buses supplied by Wrightbus.
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Scotland: Stagecoach to Operate All-Electric Fleets in Inverness and Perth
Stagecoach will introduce the UK's first all-electric city bus networks in Inverness and Perth from the end of 2022 and early 2023.
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Transport Scotland Publishes Pathway to Zero-Emission Buses
Scotland’s Bus Decarbonisation Taskforce has published its pathway to a zero-emission bus sector, supported by a new 500,000 GBP scheme.
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BYD ADL Partnership Delivers its 1000th Electric Bus in the UK
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD UK have delivered their 1000th zero-emission electric bus under their electric vehicle partnership.
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First Bus Completes UK's Largest Rapid EV Charging Hub in Glasgow
First Bus has completed the development of its Caledonia depot in Glasgow, unveiling the UK’s largest EV rapid-charging centre.
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Full-Sized Autonomous Bus Begins Testing in Scotland
The UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus has commenced live testing in Scotland as part of project CAVForth.
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Scotland's ScotZEB Programme Awards over £62 Million for Electric Buses
The Scottish Government has awarded over 62 million GBP through the first phase of ScotZEB to support operators to adopt electric buses.
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Scottish Government Allocates £800,000 to Support Bus Partnerships
The Scottish Government has allocated over 800,000 GBP in funding to support three bus partnerships that will improve local bus services.
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Scotland Offers Free Bus Travel for Under 22s
Under 22s living in Scotland can now benefit from free bus travel through a Scottish Government scheme, which launched on 31 January 2022
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Xplore Dundee Orders 12 NFI Electric Double-Deck Buses
The ADL and BYD electric vehicle partnership has supplied 12 British-built electric double deck buses to bus operator Xplore Dundee.
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ADL Delivers Eight Plaxton Elite Coaches to Park’s of Hamilton
ADL has delivered eight high-specification, PSVAR-compliant Plaxton Elite coaches to Scottish operator Park’s of Hamilton.
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New Livery Revealed for UK’s First Full-Sized Autonomous Bus Service
ADL and partners have revealed the first glimpse of the new special livery for the autonomous buses launching in Scotland in 2022.
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Stagecoach and SSE Announce Pilot Community Electric Charging Hub
Stagecoach and SSE are pooling their collective expertise to pilot a new community electric vehicle charging hub to drive Scotland on the ro…
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Transport Scotland: £50 Million for Zero Emission Buses in 2021
The Scottish Government has launched the first £50 million phase of a new Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB).
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Lothian Buses Receives BYD ADL Enviro400EV Electric Double Deckers
ADL and BYD's electric vehicle partnership has supplied four zero-emission Enviro400EV double deck buses to Lothian Buses in Edinburgh.
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Scotland: Up to £23.6 Million to Improve Bus Services
Up to £23.6 million from the Bus Partnership Fund has been awarded to tackle the negative impact of congestion on bus services in Scotland.
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First Bus: Caledonia Depot to Become UK's Biggest EV Charging Station
Work has begun on an ambitious project by First Bus that will transform its Glasgow Caledonia bus depot into the UK’s largest EV charging hu…
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First Bus to Invest over £35m in Green Transport for Glasgow
First Bus have announced that over £59million will be invested in new fully electric, zero emission 'green transport' vehicles for Glasgow.
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First Bus Orders 22 BYD ADL Enviro200EVs for Glasgow Network
The BYD ADL buses, which are part-funded by the Scottish Government, will be deployed in Glasgow in time for the COP26 conference.
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Further Funding for Scottish Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme
The Scottish Government has announced that an additional £25 million is being made available through the Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme.