Government announces support for 55 more green buses
Wed 02 October 2013
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The Government has announced that additional money is being made available to bring 55 more low carbon buses into service. Speaking at Coach and Bus Live, transport minister Norman Baker said that the work will build on the success of the government's Green Bus Fund and related Clean Bus Technology Fund.
Norman Baker said: "This money will improve air quality in towns and cities across England and cut carbon, which is good for all of us wherever we live.
"Schemes like these are a cost-effective way of landing real benefits for the public and the environment. Cleaner, more efficient bus services are good for the economy and for the environment – it’s a win-win."
The new funding will see £2.4 million ploughed into further funding for low carbon buses allowing bus companies and local authorities in Manchester, Oxfordshire, York and Sunderland to buy electric, hybrid and biomethane gas-powered buses.
The following towns, cities, districts and counties will benefit from the new funding:
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Manchester – 23 new green buses
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Sunderland – 23 new green buses
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York – seven new green buses and a pilot scheme to convert a diesel bus to electric propulsion
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Oxfordshire – 2 new buses
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Sheffield – conversion of 5 buses to run on natural gas
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West Midlands – 29 buses with exhaust gas treatment
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Chiltern District – 5 buses with exhaust gas treatment
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Swale Borough – 5 buses with exhaust gas treatment
In May the Department announced £12 million for the fourth round of the Green Bus Fund and in June a further £5 million was allocated to the Clean Bus Technology Fund.
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership supported the Department for Transport in developing the Green Bus Fund.
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