Ballymena’s Wrightbus has secured an £81 million order from one of England’s biggest transport companies for its electric buses.
The deal for 193 buses with First Group is the largest electric vehicle (EV) bus order outside London and has been partly funded by a Department for Transport grant to the tune of £38 million, split between five council areas. The funding covers the premium for electric buses over those running on more conventional fossil fuels.
The vehicles will be made at the Wrightbus’s County Antrim base and rollout is expected to begin from March 2023.
