The Newcastle, Gateshead & South Tyneside Green Zone Initiative is a little idea I have come up with to reduce emissions from Buses within these areas, and would be in partnership with funding from Go North East, Green Bus Fund & Local Councils over a 4 year period. The first year would see the use of demonstration vehicles tested on various routes with the most successful being ordered going into years 2,3 and 4.

The vehicles that would be tested would be the Volvo 7900E which currently on demonstration in Manchester with First Group on there Metroshuttle Network, and the BYD D9UR Electric Alexander Dennis Enviro 200MMC EV which has been successful down London on the 507/521 with Go-Ahead London, Arriva North West also have a batch currently in the process of being delivered.

Services which I have picked out for this initiative are the CityLink 58, Quaylink Q1/Q2/Q3, Green Arrow 97/97A, Loop 93/94 and South Tyne 88/88A.

Specification Brochures:

Volvo 7900E - http://www.volvobuses.co.uk/en-gb/our-of...ctric.html#

BYD D9UR Alexander Dennis Enviro 200MMC EV - http://www.alexander-dennis.com/wp-conte..._FINAL.pdf