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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
David Laister

250 electric buses to be introduced to UK public transport fleets after £60m funding deal success

A Wakefield-based truck and bus supplier has secured a £60 million green funding package to support the distribution of 250 new electric buses.

Pelican Bus and Coach is the sole UK and Ireland importer and distributor for Zhengzhou Yutong Bus, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric public road transport solutions, based in China. When operational they will collectively remove more than 10 million tonnes of CO2 from Britain’s public transport sector every year.

The third generation family-owned business, established in 1919, secured the funding package from HSBC UK to supply fleet operators throughout the UK and Ireland,

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