The UK Government has awarded £30m ($39m) in funding for cleaner, ‘greener’ bus journeys around the country.
Confirmed by Transport Minister Andrew Jones, bus operators and local authorities across England have been awarded a share of the funding to buy low emission buses and install charge points and other infrastructure.
The 13 successful bidders taking part in the scheme will be able to add a total of 326 buses to their fleets and install more than £7m ($9.1m) worth of infrastructure. The buses will utilise a variety of ‘green’ fuels including hydrogen (H2), electric, hybrid and biomethane.
Birmingham City Council and Transport for London jointly won £2.8m ($3.7m) to roll out 42 state-of-the-art hydrogen (H2) fuel cell buses under the scheme. Other successful bidders include West Midlands Travel, Merseytravel and Nottingham City Transport who will roll out electric, hybrid and biomethane buses respectively.
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