Green NCT
Travelling by bus is already a really green way to travel!
Nottingham City Transport has one of the youngest and greenest bus fleets in the country, including our new zero-emission electric buses, with all NCT vehicles meeting the most stringent Euro VI emission standards or higher.
Here's what we're doing to reduce our carbon foot print and minimise our impact on the environment:
Electric Buses
Our new electric buses are ready and carrying passengers on Nottingham's streets. With zero tailpipe emissions, these buses reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 79% compared to diesel alternatives and can travel up to 275 miles on a single charge.
The first 24 buses entered service in 2024, with a further 38 entering service in 2025 to cover even more city routes.
Our new electric buses replace older diesel single deck buses, which although they meet the most stringent Euro VI emission standards, still have tailpipe emissions and are reaching an age they need replacing.
When our electric bus project is fully delivered, 3,800 tonnes of CO2e will be saved each and every year. Over the lifetime of the buses, they will also make a significant contribution to wider efforts to improve air quality, with an estimated 31 tonnes of harmful NOx and 777kg of PM2.5 removed from the atmosphere.
Read more about our Electric Buses here.
Bio-Gas Buses
Working in partnership with Nottingham City Council, Scania, Alexander Dennis and Roadgas, with part funding from OLEV (Office of Low Emission vehicles), we’re running the largest fleet of bio-gas double deck buses in the world!
Launched in 2017, these super environmentally friendly bio-gas buses reduce CO2 emissions by up to 84%* compared to an equivalent brand new diesel double deck bus.
Learn more about our Bio-Gas buses here.
Exhaust Treatment on Existing Diesel Buses
185 Nottingham City Transport diesel buses have been retrofitted with technology that has seen the fleet’s tailpipe emissions reduce by 90%.
Nottingham City Council secured £2.6m funding in 2018 from DEFRA’s Clean Bus Technology Fund, with a further successful bid by Nottinghamshire County Council bringing the total to over £3m.
Retrofitting diesel vehicles involves fitting a new tank and making alterations to the exhaust.
Baumot’s technology removes Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) and particulate (PM) emissions from vehicles. NOx and PM air pollutions cause a large number of premature deaths which can be prevented with Baumot’s BNOx system, where NOx emissions are reduced by 90%.
This process will reduce Nitrogen Dioxide emissions by around 73 tonnes a year, and the emission of Particulate Matter by around half a tonne over the same period.
The first bus to be fitted with this technology was launched in June 2018 and is shown below, with all buses fitted by Christmas 2019. Read more here.
