A third round of funding for low-carbon buses has been announced by the 2112 Scottish Government. A total of £3 million (US£4.7 million) will be available to bus operators under the Green Bus Fund 3 scheme. Keith Brown, Scottish transport minister, said the first two rounds helped nine operators introduce 74 new eco-friendly buses. Lothian Buses, which secured funds in an earlier round, said its new ADL Enviro 400H hybrids are 56.7% more fuel efficient than the old buses they replaced.
Brown said, “The Scottish government is absolutely committed to public transport and to our ambitious climate change target of reducing carbon emissions by 42 per cent by 2020.”
Brown said, “The Scottish government is absolutely committed to public transport and to our ambitious climate change target of reducing carbon emissions by 42 per cent by 2020.”
