New electric buses charged by pantographs have been rolled out on one of London’s longest bus routes. The fleet of 20 buses are being recharged at each end of the 15-mile route 358 between Crystal ...

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You don’t plug an electric bus into a 13amp socket' - bus chief says Sadiq Khan plan is impossible by 2030 - Mayor warned that removing all diesel buses from London by end of decade is ‘next to imposs ...

An electric double-decker bus caught fire in southwest London on Thursday, prompting the city’s transportation agency to remove a fleet from service as a precaution while the incident is investigated, ...

A fire that occurred on a double decker bus in London in 2022 did not start because it was an electric vehicle, contrary to suggestions on social media. A video of the blaze was published online with ...

• Bus speeds in London have fallen below 9mph, the slowest in recent history, with operators blaming long-duration roadworks, 20mph limits, cycle lanes, road narrowing and low-traffic neighbourhoods • ...

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