The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced a total of £3 million will be allocated to seven towns, cities and counties across England to fund buses that create less pollution.

The money will be used to fit green features, such as exhaust filters and flywheel hybrid technologies, to buses already in service in a bid to improve air quality. Some of these innovations were originally developed in the high-powered world of Formula One racing.

The transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “Fitting green technology to bus fleets will make town centres healthier and more pleasant places for everyone. This government has now funded the retrofitting of more than 1,650 vehicles in total, helping to cut emissions and supporting jobs and growth in our environmental technology industries.”
The areas that will benefit from the funding are York (£475,760), the West Midlands (£404,250), Plymouth (£484,921), Durham (£440,496), West Yorkshire (£221,550), Suffolk (£494,000) and Blackpool (£500,000).