Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) programmes funding amounts
Updated 22 March 2024
Applies to England
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Funding amounts for local transport authorities from the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) programmes were allocated in the:
- second ZEBRA allocation (ZEBRA 2) for financial years 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025
- first ZEBRA allocation (ZEBRA 1) for financial years 2021 to 2022 and 2022 to 2023
These programmes provided capital funding to local transport authorities to support the introduction of zero emission buses and associated infrastructure.
ZEBRA 2
Background
On 8 September 2023, we announced that the ZEBRA 2 programme would provide up to £129 million in funding for local transport authorities (LTAs) in England, (outside of London) to support the introduction of hundreds more zero emission buses (ZEBs) and associated infrastructure.
ZEBRA 2 expands on the success of ZEBRA 1 and supports the adoption of ZEB technology and supporting infrastructure. It focuses on increasing the number of LTAs that introduce ZEBs, spreading the investment of ZEBs and supporting the long-term goal of transitioning the entire bus fleet.
In recognition of the additional challenges faced when introducing ZEBs in rural areas and to support LTAs and bus operators take the first step towards decarbonising buses, at least £25 million of ZEBRA 2 funding was initially reserved for proposals to introduce ZEBs in rural areas.
Funding allocations
The ZEBRA 2 programme will provide funding of up to £142.8 million, which will support up to 955 more zero emission buses (ZEBs) and associated infrastructure across 25 local transport areas. This includes £40 million that will be invested in projects that serve predominantly rural areas.
Numbers supplied may not sum to totals due to rounding.
| Name | Funding allocation (£) |
|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove City Council | £2,900,000 |
| Cornwall Council | £1,300,000 |
| Derbyshire County Council | £5,100,000 |
| Devon County Council | £5,300,000 |
| Essex County Council | £4,800,000 |
| Gloucestershire County Council | £5,900,000 |
| Hull City and East Riding of Yorkshire Council | £5,700,000 |
| Isle of Wight | £4,500,000 |
| Leicestershire County Council | £8,100,000 |
| Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | £9,400,000 |
| North Somerset Council | £2,100,000 |
| Nottinghamshire County Council | £2,800,000 |
| Plymouth City Council | £9,500,000 |
| Reading Borough Council | £4,700,000 |
| Somerset Council | £2,200,000 |
| Staffordshire County Council | £3,100,000 |
| Surrey County Council | £3,200,000 |
| Tees Valley Combined Authority | £7,400,000 |
| Torbay Council | £7,100,000 |
| Transport North East | £7,400,000 |
| Warwickshire County Council | £4,300,000 |
| West Northamptonshire Council | £9,400,000 |
| West of England Mayoral Combined Authority | £6,600,000 |
| West Sussex County Council[footnote 1] | £10,100,000 |
| Wiltshire Council | £3,400,000 |
ZEBRA 1
Fast track process
On 27 October 2021, it was announced that funding worth almost £54 million was awarded to 4 local transport authorities under the fast track process of the ZEBRA programme.
| Name | Funding allocation |
|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | £4,200,000 |
| Kent County Council | £9,500,000 |
| Leicester City Council | £19,000,000 |
| Warrington Borough Council | £21,400,000 |
Standard process
On 26 March 2022, it was announced that funding worth £198 million has been awarded to 12 local transport authorities under the standard process of the ZEBRA programme.
| Name | Funding allocation |
|---|---|
| Blackpool Council | £19,600,000 |
| City of York Council | £8,400,000 |
| Greater Manchester Combined Authority | £35,700,000 |
| Hertfordshire County Council | £5,600,000 |
| Nottingham City Council | £15,200,000 |
| Norfolk County Council | £3,300,000 |
| North Yorkshire County Council | £7,800,000 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | £32,800,000 |
| Portsmouth City Council and Hampshire County Council | £6,600,000 |
| South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | £8,400,000 |
| West Midlands Combed Authority | £30,400,000 |
| West Yorkshire Combined Authority | £24,600,000 |
Additional funding
On 2 March 2023, it was announced that 4 local transport authorities had been awarded a share of £25.3 million of funding to support the introduction of additional zero emission buses for their ZEBRA projects.
| Name | Funding allocation |
|---|---|
| City of York Council | £1,900,000 |
| Portsmouth City Council and Hampshire County Council | £6,200,000 |
| Norfolk County Council | £11,500,000 |
| West Yorkshire Combined Authority | £5,700,000 |
Footnotes
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Funding for West Sussex’s project is conditional ↩