Procuring the electric vehicles (EVs) themselves is just one aspect of the challenge to introduce zero-emission vehicles to meet the UK’s commitment to a net zero carbon economy. The bigger issue may be creating the means to charge them. Energy supplier SSE, one of the organisations playing a leading role in facilitating the introduction of […]
MAN has opened a new dealership, in Gateshead, as part of a £20 million investment in the north east. The dealership, located at the Team Valley Trading Estate in Tyne and Wear, will support a range of MAN vehicles including buses, coaches, vans and trucks. Thomas Hemmerich, Managing Director MAN Truck & Bus, said: “The […]
The UK Bus Awards 2019 produced its usual clutch of industry heroes and winners, with Nottingham City Transport taking top honours at the London final as this year’s Bus Operator of the Year. The only independent bus awards, the event saw Ensignbus named Top Independent operator, NCT Top City Operator and Stagecoach Cumbria & North […]
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The best things come in the smallest packages, the saying goes, and Coach and Bus UK delivered a compact event with quality buyers, according to many exhibitors. Feedback from vehicle exhibitors was that visitors provided a steady trickle rather than a deluge, but operators had made the journey to the NEC with serious intent. Almost […]
After three years in the East Midlands, Showbus returned to the Home Counties for its 47th edition. The location, the Hertfordshire Showground, proved an inspired choice given the UK’s recent weather history. The gently-sloping site is well drained and most of the grassed areas were quite firm underfoot or wheel with plenty of access to […]
The CENEX Low Carbon Vehicle exhibition a few weeks ago is a show which has grown from being a handful of hopefuls in the field, touting what appeared to be a fantasy, to a large show of well-funded tech solutions. At my first show at Millbrook, I remember being aware that the exhibitors were mainly […]
It was third time lucky for UK Bus Driver of the Year 2019, Adam Stitt of Lothian Buses. Having finished 23rd last year, he said: “I was just hoping for a better result. I’m overwhelmed; I can’t believe it.” One of the last competitors to set off, with start number 80, he preferred this to […]