As a beginning, the collaboration will introduce eight electric buseson the busy number seven route between Wolverton and Bletchley by September 2013.
Annual operation charges of each of the electric buses will cost between £12,000 and £15,000 and will employ a wireless underground recharging option using electric coils buried in the road.
The consortium member who initiated the trial, John Miles highlighted wireless charging system as the key differentiator of the electric vehicle program in the city when compared to other.
"This means that for the first time, an electric bus will effectively be able to do everything a diesel bus can do, which is a significant step forwards to a cleaner, quieter, public transport system," said Miles.
Milton Keynes Council transport cabinet member John Bint was quoted by BBC as saying, "Milton Keynes led the way with the installation of electric car charge points, and we’re now showing the world how electric buses are a real alternative to the traditional diesel buses."
Emission of CO2 is expected to reduce by 500t a year and various tailpipe emissions will also come down by an additional 45t per annum.
