Government hails £48m green bus funding boost

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New funding to deliver 263 ultra-low emission buses, doubling the number in the UK fleet

The Department for Transport (DfT) has today continued its recent flurry of green announcements, confirming £48m is to be awarded to a host of ultra-low emission bus projects across the UK. Transport...

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