Environmental leadership
The single most important step the Group can take to deliver decarbonisation and clean air is to lead the modal shift from cars to public transport. This is our purpose and is at the heart of our Evolve strategy.
Modal shift to mass transportation helps improve air pollution and the climate crisis. We are also committed to our own climate action plans and improvements and have set our group target of achieving 100% Net Zero fleet by 2040.
We operate 27,700 vehicles, and although the majority are diesel, we have worked to reduce our emissions from our current fleet. Most of our existing diesel vehicles already emit lower emissions than the average family car, and we have clear targets and a roadmap to transition the fleet to ZEVs.
We are committed to improvement across a range of key environmental targets.
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Case study
All-Electric Bus City Coventry
We are constantly striving to innovate and share knowledge across the Group.
Our Coventry depot will operate an entirely electric bus fleet by the end of 2025. National Express Coventry received a batch of 130 new double decker zero emission buses, which were fully operational by September 2023, in addition to the 10 buses delivered previously. In 2024, we are looking forward to procuring the remaining vehicles to fully electrify the depot.
The transition to an entirely electric operation has required close partnership between teams both within the business and with external stakeholders. The transition has involved infrastructure adaptations, including upgraded electricity capacity and new chargers, as well as significant operational changes to our business. Our focus on mandatory driver training for the new ZEVs has led to benefits of improved range, extended battery life and slower battery degradation, while also improving our safety performance .
