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Taking an environmentally friendly route, London is set to welcome a new-look double decker red bus that will be propelled by battery-powered electric motors.

Using a small diesel motor and fifty percent less carbon dioxide as well as running near-silent, the bus is set to take-on the London streets on the 20 February this year.

Built in Northern Ireland, London Lord Mayor Boris Johnson described it as the “greatest masterpiece of British engineering and design”.

“It will become a much-loved and iconic vehicle, akin to the legendary old red Routemaster double-deckers - that were withdrawn from service in 2005,” the Mayor said.