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Aug 2021
£20m bid to replace Harrogate buses with electric fleet
An entire fleet of buses in Harrogate could be replaced with electric models as part of an ambitious £20 million bid.
North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) is working with the Harrogate Bus Company, part of Transdev, on a bid for more than £8 million in government money.
Transdev has also proposed to prop up the bid with £11.5 million of its own funds.
If successful, Harrogate would welcome a total of 39 zero-emission buses over the next three years.
The buses come with next stop announcements, USB power and free wifi.
There would be an even split of single-decker and double-decker electric buses which would come with supporting charging infrastructure.
Now, the Department for Transport (DfT) has asked the council to submit a business case for the project.
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The bid must be submitted by the end of January 2022 with a decision from the DfT expected by March 2022.
Cllr Don Mackenzie, the executive member for access at NYCC, said:
Alex Hornby, CEO at Transdev, said:
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