Oxford becomes UK’s electric bus capital as 159 vehicles join fleet

Private operators are guaranteed faster journey times by the council in return for investment

Oxford is launching an electric fleet that will make the city one of the UK’s leading adopters of zero-emission buses.

The 159 new battery-powered buses will give Oxford more electric buses per capita than other cities including London, Glasgow and Leicester, under a pioneering arrangement in which the council will guarantee private operators faster journey times in return for investment.