Electric buses

We’ve now everything in place to introduce over 150 electric buses by Autumn 2024, operating from 5 new charging depots.

That’s over half the fleet, used by two thirds of Leicester’s bus users! This will reduce around 7,000 tonnes of CO2 pollution every year.

An overall investment of over £70m in Leicester’s bus network.

Each new electric bus will have these new features:

• on-board visual displays giving continuous service updates

• next stop audio announcements

• induction hearing loop at every wheelchair space and priority seat

• USB charging

• distinctive ‘electric’ green branding

Each new electric bus route will also have battery-powered bus stop displays showing predicted arrival times.

We are already well on the way with this exciting journey.

Below are the current number of electric buses and routes now in operation and our current roll out programme.