Alexander Dennis: Last News

New electric buses operating in Greater Manchester are subject to a safety notice because of fears they could catch fire.

Falkirk bus builder Alexander Dennis has been award a £62 million contract to build 137 zero emission buses, as part of the first phase of the Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund.

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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!This 7.5-tonne Terminator-style electric juggernaut is being hailed as the future of trucking - and it's British.The Tevva Truck is designed to address the haulage industry’s immediate need to electrify, with the UK and Europe committed to a target of net zero emissions by 2050 alongside a proposed ban on the sale of all polluting vehicles by 2035.It will have a range of up to 160 miles between charges as a pure battery electric vehicle, or up to 310 miles with its hydrogen fuel cell range extender technology (REX).The truck is being developed by a team led by Ken Scott, former engineering director at both Bentley and Alexander Dennis, and styled by Dale Grewer, former chief designer at

Falkirk this afternoon.

Falkirk -based Alexander Dennis as the firm reels from the fallout of the coronavirus crisis.The jobs are at risk across three of the company's UK sites - at Falkirk, Guildford and Scarborough.Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard called for action as the country's economy "teeters on the precipice."Union chiefs described expected job losses as a "devastating blow" for workers and their communities.They said officials at Unite are working with bosses to minimise redundancies - part of a restructuring by the bus makers’ Canada-based parent firm NFI Group Inc.Britain's biggest bus builder was bought by the Canadian giant last year for £320m.The workforce were told today of a 45-day consultation with more than quarter of them are at risk of