UK cities are getting all-electric bus fleets, starting with Oxford and Coventry
Going green
In February 2020, the UK government announced£5 billionin funding for a new ‘golden era’ of bus and active travel.
The five-year package of investment plans to boost bus services by focusing on a range of priorities, including:
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: “As we build back greener from COVID-19, we can provide people with more environmentally friendly transport and cleaner air.”
“Coventry and Oxford could soon be at the forefront of our plans for a new era of bus services, helping us develop the green transport network of the future and support jobs right here in the UK.”
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