129: Faizan Ahmed Delivers Innovation
- Author
- EV Café Takeaway
- Published
- Wed 27 Aug 2025
- Episode Link
- https://audioboom.com/posts/8768086
This week we’re joined by Faizan Ahmed, Decarbonisation Programme Director at First Bus, one of the UK’s largest bus operators. Faizan shares his inspiring journey steering First Bus towards a zero-emission future with bold ambitions, including a fleet of over 1,200 zero-emission buses—on track to hit 1,500 by next year!
We dive into:
We dive into:
- 🌍Decarbonisation ambitions: The roadmap to a zero-emission commercial bus fleet by 2035.
- 🔌 Shared Charging Innovation: How First Bus has quietly built one of the UK’s largest rapid charging networks—at jaw-dropping rates (only 39p/kWh in Glasgow!).
- 🚀 Hydrogen & Electric Synergy: Lessons from First Bus’s hydrogen projects and why electric is leading the charge.
- 🤖 AI in Transport: How artificial intelligence is revolutionising bus scheduling for efficiency and reliability.
- 💡 Personal Reflections: Faizan shares life lessons, including career pivots, embracing failure, and the mindset that fuels his passion for sustainability.
Plus, Faizan picks up the EV Café Magic Wand to reveal his wish for the future of charging infrastructure.
- 🎧 Listen now on evcafe.org, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
- 🔗 Connect with Faizan Ahmed and learn about First Charge here.
