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All aboard the UK's first all-electric bus route with transport start-up Ember

Toby Hill
clock 22 September 2020 •
Ember's all-electric buses will run between Dundee and Edinburgh
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Ember's all-electric buses will run between Dundee and Edinburgh

Two all-electric coaches are to run from next month between Dundee and Edinburgh, delivering the UK's first zero emission intercity coach route

The UK's first 100 per cent electric intercity coach service is set to start carrying passengers between Dundee and Edinburgh next month, after transport start-up Ember secured a £490,000 loan to buy a...

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