Pollution free public transport may still be a dream for the future.

But Slough Council's cabinet member for transport and the environment Cllr Rob Anderson got a taste of that future when he visited the premises of BYD UK, just over the border at Ridgeway in Iver.

The company is at the centre of the electric bus industry with 300 electric vehicles already running on the UK roads.

Cllr Anderson visited with a team of Slough's highway engineers to investigate whether zero emission vehicles could be utilised in the borough.

He said: “Vehicles like these can be a big step along the journey to getting the town to zero carbon before the government deadline of 2050.

“We have to keep moving forward and looking for ways to improve the air quality in Slough.

“This was an example of quality public transport, not only are they electric but they are equipped with passenger information screens Wi-Fi, wireless charging, table seating and all the passenger comforts you could want.

“It was great to see first hand the sheer quality of these vehicles and hope we will see bus companies using them more and more.”

BYD Managing Director Frank Thorpe said: “It was a pleasure to display our vehicles to progressive organisations such as Reading Buses and Slough Borough Council. We very much hope to work with them in the very near future.”