Work has started on the installation of charging infrastructure at Exeter bus depot in readiness for the arrival of the new electric fleet later this summer.
Located in the Matford Park and Ride, the charging points will be available for use by the public when not in use by a Stagecoach bus, creating a Community Charging Hub with high-speed charging technology.
We secured the initial Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) funding from the Department for Transport (DFT), with Stagecoach South West investing £15 million in to the project. This was announced in March 2024.
The first of the electric buses will be arriving in Exeter this summer, followed by Torbay. The full fleet will be rolled out across the South West by early 2026.
Stagecoach anticipates that for each new electric bus introduced to the fleet it has the capacity to remove approximately 20 to 40 cars from the road. This reduction is equivalent to saving around 40 tonnes of CO2 per year per bus. When multiplied across the entire fleet of twenty electric buses being introduced in Exeter, this could result in a reduction of up to 12,000 tonnes of CO2 over the estimated 15-year life of these vehicles.
The new state-of-the-art buses will improve the passenger experience, providing users with considerably quieter, smoother, and more comfortable journeys. They will also meet Enhanced Accessibility Standards and will come with the latest passenger experience features
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