ADL welcomes Scottish Government support for 35 new electric buses
By Jim Gibbins - 1st October 2020
UK – Bus and coach manufacturer, Alexander Dennis Ltd, headquartered in Larbert, UK (part of NFI Group Inc), has welcomed the Scottish Government’s award of GBP7.4m in funding to bus operators through the first round of the Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme.
The funding has been awarded following a competitive bidding process. Three of the winning proposals were made with ADL as the intended supplier and the company will now work with successful bidders First Glasgow, Xplore Dundee and McGill’s Buses to finalise contracts for 35 zero-emission buses – all of which are to be manufactured in Scotland.