UK Providing Additional £15M for Low-Carbon Buses
More than 150 new low carbon buses will join fleets throughout England as a result of an additional £15 million (US$23 million) of Government funding, Transport Minister Norman Baker announced.
Bus operators and councils can bid for the money which they can then use towards the additional up front cost of buying low carbon buses.
A Low Carbon Emission Bus (LCEB) is a bus that is able to achieve the LCEB target for Greenhouse Gas Emissions, which is equivalent to a 30% reduction in its Greenhouse Gas Emissions compared to a current Euro 3 diesel bus of the same total passenger capacity. These buses will all meet the latest air quality standards, delivering at least Euro V EU emission standards. Low carbon buses currently make up just 0.2% of buses on the road.
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