Citybus boss wants more electric buses

‘WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO IN MOVING FORWARD IN SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT’

- By ALISON STEPHENSON Local Democracy Reporter

PLYMOUTH’S new electric buses are getting rave reviews but the city needs more buses and they need to be cheaper for customers, according to the managing director of leading bus firm Citybus.

Speaking at a meeting of Plymouth City Council’s Natural Infrastructure and Growth Scrutiny Panel on Wednesday, Richard Stevens, of Citybus, said Plymouth had a long way to go in sustainable transport but the 50 greener buses were “a massive step forward".

Plymouth was the first city to roll out the first of its 50 zero emission buses in May after it was awarded £10.3 million from the government's ZEBRA 2 fund.