Bus Éireann to spend €30m installing electric chargers for buses in towns and cities

Environment Minister Eamon Ryan at the launch of Ireland’s first all-electric town bus service at Athlone bus station in January. The fleet of 11 EVs is operated by Bus Éireann, which is now planning to spend €30m installing electric chargers for buses in towns and cities across the country. Picture: Naoise Culhane

Bus Éireann is to spend €30m installing electric chargers for buses in regional towns and cities.

The transport body is seeking to assemble a panel of companies for the supply, installation, and maintenance of specialised electric vehicle chargers for buses by the year 2035.