Go-Ahead recognised at UK Green Business Awards for all-electric bus fleet in Oxford

• Go-Ahead has won the ‘Transport Project of the Year’ award for creating an all-electric bus city in Oxford
• The company is delivering 104 zero-emission buses across Oxford, with 80 already in service
• They are among 1,000 zero-emission buses Go-Ahead has in operation or on order in the UK

Go-Ahead’s leadership introducing zero-emission buses at scale has been recognised at the 2024 UK Green Business Awards after winning the ‘Transport Project of the Year’ category for creating an all-electric bus city in Oxford.

The company’s award-winning nomination focused on its project deploying 104 zero-emission buses across the streets of Oxford by the end of 2024. Over 80 of these vehicles are already in service reflecting one of the UK’s biggest electric bus fleets.

Delivered by Go-Ahead subsidiary, Oxford Bus Company, the project is funded by local and national government and over £30m of investment from Go-Ahead.

The project has seen the full electrification of the company’s Cowley Depot, where 104 bus charging points have been installed. Each start-of-the-art charging hub delivers 150kw of power, providing enough electricity for every bus to drive around 200 miles per day.

Cowley House is one of Britain’s biggest electric vehicle charging hubs – capable of delivering enough electricity to charge 17,000 family homes.

Go-Ahead now has over 1,000 zero-emission buses, in operation or on order in the UK, and remains on track to achieve its target of a fully decarbonised bus fleet by 2035. The Oxford fleet of electric buses are expected to save 6,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually.

Miguel Parras, Group Chief Executive of Go-Ahead Group said:

“I am proud of our team in Oxford who have successfully delivered this industry leading project. Through the expertise of Go-Ahead’s zero-emission Centre of Excellence, we will continue to lead the way in the transition to zero-emission buses, building on best practice, and investing more to ensure we deliver an outstanding service that serves the needs of our communities”.

Luke Marion, Managing Director of Oxford Bus Company said:

“This project is ground breaking, not only have we created an all-electric bus city, together with our partners from the public and private sector, we’ve achieved so much more.

“We’re not just improving the environment with this project but crucially will also be improving bus journey times too with the imminent introduction of additional traffic filters in the city. This award is a testament to the dedication of our people at Oxford Bus Company and the wider Go-Ahead Group team”.

Kinetic is the majority owner of Go-Ahead alongside joint venture partner Globalvia.

The UK Green Business Awards highlights the most exciting, inspiring, and innovative projects and campaigns operating in the UK today, while rewarding organisations that are striving to build an economy that is sustainable, healthier, and more prosperous for all.

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