Bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) is showcasing its zero-emission double deck bus at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland.
The bus, which has been lent by operator National Express from its West Midlands fleet, is located inside the security-controlled Blue Zone, where negotiations between world leaders take place.
David Bradford, managing director of National Express West Midlands, said: “National Express West Midlands is proud to be the UK’s greenest transport company. We bought our last ever diesel bus in 2019, and by 2030 our entire 1,600 West Midlands fleet will be zero-emission.
“Our 29 ADL fully electric double decker buses have been carrying happy customers around Birmingham, Solihull and Coventry for over a year now. So, they’ve already saved over 1,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide going out into the atmosphere.
“It’s very exciting that one of those buses will be ‘in the room’ at COP26 where the decisions will be made that affect all of our futures.”
The BYD ADL Enviro400EV double decker has been branded to highlight ADL’s expertise in both battery electric and hydrogen buses.
Paul Davies, ADL president, said: “Electric and hydrogen buses have critically important roles to play on the road to net zero. With our zero emission buses operating not only across the UK but around the world, it is a great honour for Alexander Dennis to have been invited by the UK government to present our zero-emission bus in the Blue Zone at COP26, reminding negotiators and world leaders that without investment in clean public transport, climate goals cannot be achieved.”
There are currently over 1,000 battery-electric buses built in Britain by ADL, in partnership with BYD, already on the road or on order in the UK, and second-generation hydrogen buses will follow next year.
