Bus Ambassador

Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has taken delivery of its first electric double-deck buses, with six Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliner Gen 2.0 vehicles signed off and now at the company, ahead of entering passenger service later this year on Lilac Line 27 to Carlton. Nottingham City Transport NCT will host a launch event at Sneinton Market Square on Wednesday 14th October, from 10am until 3pm. Passengers and the local community can step aboard the buses and find out how they will change journeys on the Lilac Line.

As cities across the globe race towards greener transport, Nottingham is firmly on track with its ambitious plan to electrify its bus fleet. Nottingham City Transport (NCT), one of the UK’s leading bus operators, is rolling out 62 battery-electric buses, a significant step in its transition to zero-emission vehicles. This shift, however, has come with a host of challenges, logistical puzzles and unforeseen costs that highlight the complexities of going green in urban transport.

Nottingham's historic Trent Bridge Bus Garage, once home to horse drawn trams, now has a new Zero Carbon future as Nottingham City Transport orders its first electric single deck buses and Zenobē Energy is appointed as the delivery partner for the electrification of 78 buses. Nottingham City Transport Zenobē, who are a leading EV fleet and battery storage specialist, will supply the charging infrastructure to Trent Bridge Bus Garage, which housed horse-drawn and electric trams when it first opened in 1901. It will draw on its extensive experience working with 90% of the major bus companies in the UK to provide the charging infrastructure for the site, as well as manage the construction, delivery, and implementation of its charging software, in order to optimise the fleet and provide an efficient service to the operator. The infrastructure will enable NCT to expand its electric fleet in the future, in line with the operator's net-zero goals. Pelican Bus & Coach will supply t...