£15m Government funding for green buses

Department: Department for Transport

Published: 2010-07-05 21:26:02

Over 150 new low carbon buses will join fleets throughout England saving around 50,000 tonnes of CO2 thanks to £15m of additional Government funding, Transport Minister Norman Baker announced today.

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