Local authorities and bus companies in Bristol, York, Brighton, Surrey, Denbighshire and Wiltshire have been awarded £11m to help buy 153 cleaner buses.
The successful bidders will use the funding to buy 43 electric and 110 gas buses, and to install stations to fuel or charge them.
Transport Minister Paul Maynard said: “I am pleased to announce this latest group of successful bidders, which should make a real difference to air quality in towns and cities across the country.”
The successful bidders are:
- Denbighshire County Council – £500,000 for four electric buses on services in mid-Denbighshire
- City of York Council – £3.3m for 24 electric buses for York park and ride
- South Gloucestershire Council – £4.8m for 110 gas buses for Bristol services
- Surrey County Council – £1.5m for nine electric buses for Guildford park and ride [blob] The Big Lemon – £500,000 for three electric buses to be used in the Brighton area
- Go South Coast/Wiltshire County Council – £500,000 for three electric buses for Salisbury park and ride
