Mr Hanson continued: “We’re able to take out 42 of our oldest fleet, and when you compare the difference it’s quite astounding.
“In Gloucester, you’ll see them on the 1, out to Matson, the 2 and 2A, then in Tewkesbury you’ll see them on the 71, the T, the 41, 42 and 43.
“The double-deck versions will be on the 94, 95 and 94X between Gloucester and Cheltenham.”
Mr Hanson also explained that the depots have had to be renovated to accommodate the new buses.
“[In] the Gloucester depot, it’s been really tough to make sure we can fit the electric charging infrastructure, while also making sure we can run all the buses we need to from this depot.
“At the moment, these will represent around 20% of the buses we operate in Gloucestershire, and we’re in the process of planning how we get that over to 100% electric, which is a massive jump from where we are today, and would mean we’d have to look at a new site.”