New fleet of hybrid buses launched in Edinburgh
Wed 07 September 2011
View all news
A fleet of 15 hybrid buses to be operated by Lothian Buses has been launched by Scotland's Transport Minister Keith Brown. The fleet has been part-funded by the Scottish Executive's Green Bus Fund.
Keith Brown said: "The launch of this fleet, and others like it, will further reduce transport emissions and help Scotland take another step towards a low carbon economy, as well as taking us closer to meeting Scotland's world-leading targets to decarbonise almost all road transport by 2050."
The BBC reports, however, that Transform Scotland spokesperson Calum McCallum said that the new hybrid buses would reduce emissions but progress was "too slow". He said the Scottish Greener Bus Fund would lead to only 48 new low-emission buses out of the more than 4,000 currently on the roads.
The new buses are built by Alexander Dennis Ltd and will be operated by Lothian Buses and will be available to passengers on the city’s Service 10 route.
According to the latest figures available, the total number of "green" buses running on UK roads has now reached 312. Further details on Government policy on low carbon emissions buses, where the buses have been introduced, the numbers in operation, their certification procedure, as well as suppliers can be found on LowCVP's LCEB Microsite.
Related Links
< Back to news list