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Wales trials ‘circular economy’ repowering plan of diesel buses to battery

Rhodri Clark
21 March 2025
 

The Welsh Government has converted two diesel buses to operate on batteries, as part of its commitment to a circular economy. The vehicles will now be evaluated in service.

Other parts of the UK have acquired large numbers of new electric buses. A downside of doing so is that some of the displaced diesel buses may be scrapped before they have reached the end of the lifespans they were designed for, which would not make the best use of the carbon embedded in the vehicles during...

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