Up to 50,000tonnes of CO2 will be saved following UK government funding of £15 million (€17.7 million).
The winners of the second round of the Green Bus Fund, which aims to encourage and help bus operators and local authorities to buy new hybrid and electric buses, will now be able to buy around 170 vehicles to operate in many main cities and some rural areas 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.
Buses supported by the scheme are now in operation in the cities of Oxford, Manchester and Durham.
The winners of the second round of the Green Bus Fund, which aims to encourage and help bus operators and local authorities to buy new hybrid and electric buses, will now be able to buy around 170 vehicles to operate in many main cities and some rural areas 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.
Buses supported by the scheme are now in operation in the cities of Oxford, Manchester and Durham.
