City gets new electric buses

Tour operator City Sightseeing Oxford has launched eight new all-electric buses in the Oxfordshire city.

The company is adding the vehicles to its fleet of open-top buses, three of which it has previously retrofitted.

The all-electric vehicles form part of Oxford Bus Company’s £82.5 million scheme to bring 159 new battery buses to the city.

Managing director Luke Marion called it a ‘landmark moment’ and a ‘significant investment’ in Oxford’s visitor economy.