Another 276 new battery-electric zero-emission buses are set to enter Scottish fleets following the Scottish government’s award of over £62million through Phase 1 of the ScotZEB, the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB). This is the largest investment made so far to decarbonise buses north of the border.
The successful bidders are:
● Stagecoach North Scotland Bluebird (£3.066million for 13 buses) and Highland (£5.834million for 25).
● Stagecoach East Scotland (£7.329million for 32).
● Stagecoach West Scotland (£8.029million for 39).
● First Aberdeen and First Glasgow (£18.599million for 74 — 24 for Aberdeen and 50 for Scotstoun depot in Glasgow).
● McGill’s (£9.086million for 41).
● Craig of Campbeltown (£2.409million for 10).
● Ember Core (£5.562million for 26).
● Houston, Lockerbie (£368,413 for four).
● Shuttle Buses, Kilwinning (£485,955 for five).
● Dumfries & Galloway Council (£633,934 for four).
● Stirling Council (£595,404 for three).
Alexander Dennis will build almost half of the new buses, 137 vehicles, in Scotland at its Falkirk factory.
Bids were invited last July and submitted by November for the new fund, which is focused on supporting innovative business models designed around t…
