Electric buses will begin operating on five routes across Somerset next year. Almost 30 new electric double-decker buses will run on routes around Taunton, Burnham-on-Sea, Wellington and Minehead.

The city of Liverpool has earmarked 26 million pounds for the purchase of 50 new electric double-decker buses. While it is not sure who will win the order, there is one strong contender.

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The region will buy 50 more publicly owned double decker buses as Merseytravel become Transport for the Liverpool City Region (TFLCR).

In Northern Ireland, three new single-deck Electoliners from Wrightbus will be running to and from Belfast’s City Airport operated on the 600 route by Translink.

The Adams 14 buses will phase out more than half of the 25 diesel buses used by the district. The school district also will build solar-powered canopies to house the new buses, and that solar power will be used to charge them, said Josh Cochran, the district’s operations director.

Electric buses will begin operating on five routes across Somerset from the spring as work begins on upgrading Taunton’s bus depot.

Dozens more electric buses are to be rolled out across the Liverpool City Region as the area got its first look at the publicly run vehicles. It was confirmed last week how £26m is to be invested into the purchase of 50 new electric double decker buses as part of a wider decarbonisation of the region’s public transport offering.