A fleet of 124 environmentally friendly hydrogen-fuelled buses will be taking to the streets of the West Midlands following the approval of a £30m Department for Transport grant.
It follows a successful bid by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to the Zero-emission Bus Regional Areas (Zebra) fund to promote cleaner and greener bus transport. The grant will cover the cost of a refuelling facility as well as the new vehicles.
Hydrogen-fuelled buses emit only water vapour and therefore will improve air quality and contribute to a reduction in the bus network’s carbon footprint. Green hydrogen will be used, which is generated from renewable energy to ensure the scheme is fully zero-emission.
Pete Bond, director of integrated transport services with Transport for West Midlands (part of WMCA), said the move was an “incredible opportunity to make the West Midlands a world leader” in the hydrogen economy.
“Buses are the most used form of public transport in the region, and this is welcome government investment in our network.”
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