The 94 bus, operating between Acton Green and Piccadilly Circus, has become London’s third all-electric double-deck bus route.
The electrification of the 94 route, which follows the 43 and 134 routes in 2019, includes the introduction of 29 new fully electric buses.
This brings the current total of electric double-deck buses operating in the UK capital to 280.
In addition to improved air quality and lower carbon emissions, customers travelling on the 94, operated by RATP Dev, will benefit from quieter, smoother journeys due to fewer vibration, and free-to-use USB charging points, said Transport for London (TfL).
Buses on the route also include new safety features in line with TfL’s Bus Safety Standard guidelines and will be involved in the trail of an acoustic vehicle alerting system that alerts road users to the presence of quieter running electric vehicles.
Claire Mann, TfL’s director of bus operations, said: “These new buses are marking a major moment on the road to a fully zero-emission fleet.
“With more electric double-deck buses to follow, and all new single-deck buses required to be zero-emission from next year, buses are helping to bring the capital’s air inside legal limits.”
In addition to route 94, another 12 routes are expected to become fully electric over the course of the year.
The C3, operating between West Cromwell Road and Clapham Junction, and the 23, operating between Westbourne Park and Hammersmith, are the next bus routes to be electrified.
This latest initiative forms part of City Hall’s plan to reduce bus NOx emissions across the capital by an average of 90% by October 2020, and to introduce 2,000 zero-emission buses in London by 2025.
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