News and communications

Government funding to help decarbonise public transport and develop innovative ideas to ensure future infrastructure is low-carbon and resilient.

• Updated: 8 September 2023

Announcing the Bus Centre of Excellence and almost £3 million electric bus funding for Leicester.

• Updated: 21 March 2023

117 zero emission buses will provide people in Yorkshire, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Hampshire with greener journeys.

• Updated: 2 March 2023

Government seeks to make zero-emission buses the default choice for operators to transition to green transport sooner.

• Updated: 28 March 2022

Multimillion-pound package to deliver huge fleet of electric and hydrogen powered buses across England.

• Updated: 26 March 2022

A comprehensive strategy to end transport’s contribution to climate change within 3 decades.

• Updated: 14 July 2021

The plan will create economic growth, new industries and jobs and help us Build Back Better and Greener.

• Updated: 14 July 2021

Transport decarbonisation plan for cleaner air, healthier communities and tens of thousands of new green jobs.

• Updated: 14 July 2021

The government has today published Bus Back Better: a national bus strategy for England, which outlines ambitious reform of how bus services are planned and delivered.

• Updated: 15 March 2021

Bus strategy to see passengers across England benefiting from more frequent, reliable, easier to use and cheaper bus services.

• Updated: 15 March 2021

Transport Secretary announces the areas that could become the first parts of the UK to run all-electric bus services.

• Updated: 6 January 2021

Local areas will be able to apply for funding to become Britain's first fully electric bus town.

• Updated: 6 February 2020

Online service to help drivers and businesses prepare for the introduction of clean air zones released.

• Updated: 5 February 2020

Councils across the country will benefit from a £40 million funding boost as part of a government drive to put more low emission buses on the roads.

• Updated: 13 February 2018

Bus and Coach Minister Nusrat Ghani announces funding for 20 local authorities as part of the Clean Bus Technology Fund.

• Updated: 8 February 2018

Bus users will benefit from cleaner and greener journeys with roll out of low emission buses in towns and cities across England and Wales.

• Updated: 28 August 2017

Thirteen winners receive share of low emission bus fund to add 326 new buses to their fleets.

• Updated: 25 July 2016

Successful schemes get funding to improve lives and increase access to jobs.

• Updated: 24 May 2016

Upgraded buses will complete more than a million greener journeys a year helping improve air quality

• Updated: 3 January 2016

Government announced competition so local authorities can fit emission-cutting technology and provide better journeys.

• Updated: 10 September 2015