Plymouth is to take delivery of 50 state-of-the-art electric buses, following a £9.5 million grant from the Government.
The Department for Transport has provided funding totalling £43.4 million to nine councils across the South West which will deliver more than 350 zero emission double decker buses, with 50 buses allocated to Go South West’s, Plymouth CityBus, and Go Cornwall Bus operators. The new fleet of Plymouth Electric buses will operate in Plymouth and on the Rame Peninsula.
Plymouth City Council led the successful bid for funding in partnership with Plymouth Citys and Cornwall Council. The new fleet will operate in Plymouth and on the Rame Peninsula. The electric charging infrastructure will be located at the Plymouth City’s depot in Milehouse.
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This will mean better transport to places of work, education, leisure and healthcare and improvements in air quality. It will also strongly support the climate change ambitions in the city council’s Net Zero Action Plan.
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Councillor Tom Briars-Delve, Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change, said:
“Cutting emissions from the transport sector is a top priority for the council and its partners. The introduction of electric buses within Plymouth and its wider travel-to-work area will be an important step on our path towards net zero whilst supporting cleaner air.”
