{"id":2961,"date":"2025-11-04T11:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/360wire\/?p=2961"},"modified":"2025-11-04T11:39:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:39:02","slug":"phase-two-underway-for-arrival-of-hulls-new-electric-buses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/360wire\/2025\/11\/04\/phase-two-underway-for-arrival-of-hulls-new-electric-buses\/","title":{"rendered":"Phase two underway for arrival of Hull\u2019s new electric buses\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Phase one of Hull\u2019s electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure programme has successfully been completed ahead of the new fleet of electric buses to arrive later this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>East Yorkshire Buses is preparing for the arrival of 21 new electric Wrightbus vehicles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Electric buses run on rechargeable batteries and unlike diesel buses, they produce no carbon emissions or nitrogen oxides, so they can also contribute to improved air quality and help combat climate change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EV chargers have been installed at the operator\u2019s Anlaby Road Depot ready to keep the vehicles charged up and ready for service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"834\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/360wire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/11\/hull-bus-1024x834.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2963 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/834;width:540px;height:auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Hull City Council: Councillor Mark Ieronimo and Ben Gilligan, managing director of East Yorkshire Buses, at Anlaby Road Depot<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Gilligan, managing director at East Yorkshire Buses, said: \u201cThe completion of the phase one works at Anlaby Road represents a major milestone for us as we move towards the future which will see a significant change in the quality of our operation as we take delivery of our electric buses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese will massively improve the experience for our staff and customers as well as delivering much improved air quality across the city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new additions will replace existing diesel buses operated by Stagecoach East Midlands and East Yorkshire Buses in Hull and the East Riding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will mean that the majority of Hull\u2019s urban bus network will be operated by zero-emission vehicles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The infrastructure programme has been financially supported by Hull City Council as part of the authority\u2019s commitment to tackling the climate emergency and creating a greener city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city can look forward to the arrival of 21 brand new electric buses later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":291,"featured_media":2962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[228,25],"tags":[38,198],"class_list":["post-2961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-riding-of-yorkshire","category-generalnews","tag-east-riding-of-yorkshire","tag-hull-city-council"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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