Hitachi and FirstGroup plot £20m electric bus battery partnership

Michael Holder
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Firms plan to invest £10m each towards the purchase of up to 1,000 electric bus batteries, with commitment for a further 500 beyond 2026

Hitachi and FirstGroup are teaming up to jointly invest £20m towards the purchase of up to 1,000 electric bus batteries, as part of a broader partnership between the two firms that aims to take 1,500 polluting...

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