Second round of Green Bus Fund winners announced

54 additional hybrid buses will enter service in London

54 additional hybrid buses will enter service in London

The Department for Transport has announced the winners for the second round of the Green Bus Fund.

The scheme aims to encourage and help bus operators and local authorities to buy new hybrid and electric buses and the new round of funding will allow the purchase around 170 vehicles which will enter service by March 2012.

The funding will help towards the additional up front cost of buying low carbon buses and provides the capital investment required to bring down costs for operators.

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