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It is said to be one of the biggest contracts of its kind in Europe
The new fleet will include 80 battery-electric and 20 hydrogen fuel cell electric buses
bp Chargemaster was awarded the contract that will see more than 1,000 EV charging points to be installed at 265 locations
Birmingham City Council’s Clean Air Hydrogen Bus Pilot will see the deployment of 20 new hydrogen buses – claimed to be the world’s first zero emission hydrogen fuel cell double-deckers
Businesses and organisations in the area can borrow one of 64 EVs for up to two months to test whether it would work for them
The 21 residential streets in Battersea’s Shaftesbury accommodate 126 charging sockets, all installed in lamposts
The local authority will introduce a new local annual NO2 target of 30µg/m3 by 2025 stricter than the current legal of 40µg/m3
Bookings start from £5.50 for one hour with insurance, cleaning, servicing and refuelling included
The routes of the new cycleways will either be located away from highways or within roads but separated from traffic
The new EV charging infrastructure is set to support the electrification of the city’s taxi fleet