Second phase of £5m ULEV scheme announced
Tue 13 January 2015
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Public sector bodies such as the NHS, the fire service and the police are among 35 organisations in receipt of public funding that are being asked to bid for a share of a new £5 million funding scheme to support of the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs).
Announced by Baroness Kramer, transport minister, the scheme will offer successful organisations a fully funded fleet review to identify how to introduce greener vehicles.
The first phase faciliated reviews by 15 government departments of their vehicle fleets and will see around 150 vehicles begin to enter fleets from February. The second phase is expected to see more than 200 plug-in vehicles introduced to the fleets of other public sector organisations.
Baronness Kramer said “We want the public sector to lead by example. This £5 million investment will see a significant increase in the number of plug-in vehicles used by public bodies such as local authorities, police forces and the NHS.”
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