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£3.4m Scottish Green Bus Fund launched |
Scheme to incentivise operators to purchase eco-friendly vehicles for their fleet.
A new £3.4 million Scottish Green Bus Fund has been launched.
The scheme will help with the additional up front costs of low carbon buses being purchased, and bus operators, local authorities and regional transport partnerships in Scotland are being invited to apply for funding.
It will provide a fresh incentive to operators to purchase eco-friendly vehicles for their fleet as well as help stimulate demand for green technology in Scotland.
Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson said: "Our climate change delivery plan makes clear we need to decarbonise almost all road transport by 2050 which is why we're helping our bus industry invest in the latest emissions reducing green technology.
"The Scottish Green Bus Fund will make an important contribution to achieving our target of reducing emissions by 42 per cent by 2020 and I'd encourage bus operators to use this opportunity to introduce green buses to their fleets."
Further information:
The Scottish Government
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