£5m 'greener' bus fund set to address local air quality issues
Thu 10 September 2015
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Local authorities across England are being invited to bid for a share of £5 million funding to fit buses with 'green technology' and offer better journeys through the Clean Bus Technology Fund 2015. There will be a maximum of £500,000 for bids offering schemes to cut NOx emissions and improve air quality.
The deadline for bids is the end of October 2015. There will be a particular focus on pollution hotspots in cites and urban areas. The winners will be announced towards the end of the year. This funding will be to available to fit existing bus fleets with technology that cuts nitrogen oxides (NOx) by at least 50 per cent.
Transport Minister Andrew Jones said: “The £5 million Clean Bus Technology Fund will provide hundreds of cleaner buses to improve air quality in towns and cities across England. The funding will also support the British industries helping deliver the technology. Today’s announcement continues the government’s commitment to improve air quality by upgrading existing vehicles on the road while also backing the low emission solutions for the future.”
The LowCVP has supported the DfT in developing some details of the Clean Bus Technology Fund.
The CBTF builds on the Clean Vehicle Technology Fund (CVTF), the development of which was also supported by the LowCVP.
This month the government also launched a £500,000 Air Quality Grant Scheme aimed at supporting air quality improvement schemes such as developing local cycling projects and implementing local low emission strategies.
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