Government makes plans for a future of greener buses across England

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The Department for Transport (DfT) has published its new bus strategy, ‘Bus Back Better’, as part of its wider levelling-up agenda, aiming to make buses ‘more frequent, cheaper, greener and easier to use’, using a £3bn government investment to encourage more people to use the bus. The government hopes to deliver 4,000 electric or hydrogen buses to provide ‘clean, quiet, zero-emission travel’, as well as to transition cities and regions across England to using emission-free buses, while protecting the domestic bus manufacturing industry. Further, the DfT has launched a consultation seeking views on proposals to end the selling of new diesel buses in England, considering the impact on the environment and industries. The consultation is open to responses until 11.59 pm on 11 April 2021.