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£30M Fund for Low Carbon Buses in the UK; New GM-Allison Hybrid Buses in London

Green Car Congress

A Low Carbon Emission Bus (LCEB) is a bus that is able to achieve the LCEB target for Greenhouse Gas Emissions, which is equivalent to a 30% reduction in its Greenhouse Gas Emissions compared to a current Euro 3 diesel bus of the same total passenger capacity. This grant will help to meet the upfront cost of the vehicles.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Grants of between £2,000 and £5,000 will be available toordinary motorists to encourage them to buy electric or otherultra-low-carbon cars. The grants will not be available until 2011 and the detail of how they will beallocated and which cars will qualify has still to be worked out. Car buyers were less enthusiastic.