Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 122128

Buses: Hydrogen

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 27 March 2026

Question

Wendy Morton

ConservativeAldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the comparative costs, reliability and operational performance of hydrogen fuel-cell buses compared with battery-electric buses; what analysis has been undertaken of h

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Buses are procured directly by bus operators or local transport authorities (LTAs) who would make an assessment on the type of zero emission bus (ZEB) to purchase and deploy. The Government’s approach to ZEB competitions has been technology neutral. LTAs ...

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