It looks like the government’s approach to funding zero emission buses is copying its approach to electric vehicle chargers – talk a good game without actually promising anything.
When the Department for Transport issues a press release that says:
Government ministers and metro mayors commit to greener transport and greater job opportunities across the regions
the vague language totally undercuts the claim of a commitment, and indeed there is no commitment.
The non-story is that the fifth meeting of the UK Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel:
focussed on the future pipeline of zero-emission bus orders, in order to give UK manufacturers the long-term certainty needed to invest and grow.
Apparently there were
plans advanced to ensure a 10-year pipeline of zero-emission bus orders.
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