"The new vehicles will bring the city's electric bus fleet to 240 units, with full deployment expected by March 2027. The expansion is supported by £8 million in Government funding, with local operators Arriva and Centrebus contributing a further £18 million, taking the total value of the latest phase to £26 million. With this funding round, overall investment in Leicester's electric bus programme over the past four years has reached £100 million."
"The council estimates that the additional buses will reduce Leicester's carbon emissions by more than 3,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year, alongside reductions of over 1,000 kilograms of NO₂. The fleet transition complements wider measures, including bus priority schemes on key corridors and the £13.5 million redevelopment of St Margaret's bus station, described as the UK's first carbon-neutral bus station. The programme is delivered through the Leicester Buses Enhanced Partnership Scheme, which also covers digital ticketing, service reliability improvements, and traffic management measures designed to prioritise public transport across the city."
"This circa £17m investment by Arriva in a further 56 UK-built, electric buses will more than double our zero-emission fleet in Leicester, and helps shape a future where people choose to leave their cars at home with less congestion on our roads, and cleaner air for the next generation"
Leicester will add 60 zero-emission buses from September 2026, bringing the electric fleet to 240 vehicles and aiming for full deployment by March 2027. The latest phase is funded by £8 million from Government and £18 million from local operators, valuing the phase at £26 million and bringing total investment in the programme to £100 million over four years. Arriva will operate 56 of the new buses and Centrebus will introduce four. The council estimates reductions of more than 3,000 tonnes of CO₂ and over 1,000 kilograms of NO₂ annually. The rollout is paired with bus priority schemes, digital ticketing, service reliability measures, traffic management and the £13.5 million redevelopment of St Margaret's carbon-neutral bus station under the Leicester Buses Enhanced Partnership Scheme.
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