The world's first purpose-built pure electric double decker bus is to hit the streets of London in October.
Passengers on route 16, between Cricklewood and Victoria Station, will be part of a new trial to test the latest technology aimed at producing low emission buses.
"The iconic red double decker bus is about to become greener than ever," London mayor Boris Johnson said at a Clean Bus Summit at London's City Hall on Monday.
He also announced that the 312 single decker bus route, between Norwood and South Croydon, will become London's first pure electric route later this year.
No fixed date has been set for when the trial is to end.
London is one of 24 cities which have pledged to roll out over 40,000 ultra-low emission buses by 2020.
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