England puts brakes on dirty buses with hybrid grant scheme

James S Murray
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New £30m fund to promote take up of low and zero carbon buses

The Department for Transport (DfT) has today launched a new £30m fund designed to help bus operators and councils invest in new low carbon buses that result in a 30 per cent cut in greenhouse gas emissions...

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