First Bus to invest £89m in five new electric bus charging depots across England

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Bus firm teams up with Heliox to establish new charging depots in Bristol, Weston-Super-Mare, Minehead, Taunton, and Basildon

First Bus has powered up its electric bus charging vision with fresh plans announced yesterday to invest £89m in five new charging depots across England in collaboration with specialist firm Heliox...

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