Request ID: FOI-2997-2122 Date published: 26 April 2022
You asked
Dear Transport for London,
please provide
(1) the bus routes that you anticipate converting to electric in the foreseeable future,
(2) the size of the electric fleet in 2020, 2021 and 2022, including as a percentage of total vehicle numbers.
We answered
TfL Ref: 2997-2122
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 29 March 2022 asking for information about our electric buses.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. Your questions and our replies are as follows:
Please provide
(1) the bus routes that you anticipate converting to electric in the foreseeable future,
It is anticipated that the following routes will convert to electric buses in full or in part in the foreseeable future:- 111, 119, 125, 132, 204, 226, 235, 264, 295, 322, 358, 433 & U5
(2) the size of the electric fleet in 2020, 2021 and 2022, including as a percentage of total vehicle numbers.
31/3/2020 (316 Electric plus 2 Fuel Cell) – 3.5% of total 31/3/2021 (485 Electric plus 2 Fuel Cell) – 5.4% of total 31/3/2022 (785 Electric plus 22 Fuel Cell) – 9.2% of total
The buses join an expanding number of zero-emission buses across London, currently standing at more than 650. It follows the Mayoral commitment for all new buses in the city to be zero-emission, with TfL aiming to convert the whole fleet by 2034. With sustained Government funding, this could be brought forward to 2030. Continued investment in London's bus network not only makes buses more attractive to passengers in the capital but creates 3,000 green jobs around the UK.
We have developed options for bringing this date forward, subject to external funding being provided. Some of this strategy is mentioned in our proposed Financial Sustainability Plan which can be viewed at https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/business-plan. The speed of the introduction is very much dependent on financial support and we await clarity on this from central Government. TfL is currently funded by the Department for Transport up to 24 June 2022.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Yours sincerely
Sara Thomas FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
