The City of York, UK got in recent weeks an additional six all-electric buses Optare Versa. Vehicles were introduced by First, operator of the Park&Ride sites in several sites in York. First has ...

BIRMINGHAM, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--British bus manufacturer Optare and global leader in wireless charging solutions Aircharge have announced today the deployment of the Aircharge mobile phone ...

Optare is to supply 31 all-electric double deck buses to Transport for London (TfL) to start operation next summer. The Metrodecker EV has been developed by Optare with support from customers, vendors ...

Optare, formed in 1985, is one of the three major British bus makers. Alexander Dennis (ADL) and Wrightbus are the other two. North Yorkshire-based Optare’s journey as a manufacturer and seller of ...

Optare, a subsidiary of Hinduja Group's Ashok Leyland, the fourth-largest bus manufacturer in the world, has launched a new bus called the MetroDecker. The bus was unveiled at the London Transport ...

A LEADING businessman has made a rallying cry for concerted action from the Government, councils and manufacturers to ensure more ‘green’ buses appear on Britain’s roads. Did you know with a Digital ...

BUS maker Optare has signed a deal with a technology firm which will enable it to cut vehicle fuel costs and emissions. The AIM-listed Lancashire-based firm which has significant operations in ...

Workers at the Optare bus manufacturing plant in Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire, England are continuing their strike in pursuit of a pay increase. The workers have not had a pay rise for the last ...

Bus maker Optare has handed over the first of a fleet of up to 66 diesel-electric hybrid vehicles to the Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority. Lancashire-based Optare won the order – ...

A BUS company bought earlier this year by North-East entrepreneur Roy Stanley has won its biggest order. Optare plc has received an order from London General Limited, an operating subsidiary of ...