Tackling the challenges of climate change is a national priority and BusConnects will contribute significantly to that objective. It will do this by encouraging people to move from cars onto sustainable transport modes such as buses. Making bus journeys shorter and quicker and reducing overall congestion.

Substantial research is currently on-going into electric bus solutions, with the technology evolving rapidly and several manufacturers now bringing different vehicle options to market.

A fleet acquisition plan will be developed to transition the bus fleet to a low emission vehicle type (or types), with the first vehicles under that strategy to go into service very soon.