FOI/202400436252 · FOI · unclear
Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB 2): FOI release
Information requested
Information relating to the second phase of the Scottish Zero Emission Challenge Fund, including:
1. How many bus operators have been awarded funding? Please provide the names of these companies.
2. How much has been claimed by these operators? Please provide a breakdown of how much has been awarded to each operator.
3. How many buses has each operator bought?
Response
The answer to your question is
1. The second phase of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB 2) was designed to award money to a lead applicant, on behalf of a consortium. This means that Zenobe Energy Ltd has been awarded £41.7 million of subsidy on behalf of 8 Scottish bus and coach operators. Those operators are as follows; D&E Coaches, Ember Coaches, Hairy Haggis, Maynes Coaches, McGills Buses, NHS Greater Glagow and Clyde, Premier Coaches, and Stagecoach. Membership in the consortium may be subject to change over the lifespan of the project through a robust change control process managed by Energy Saving Trust and Transport Scotland.
2. The below table shows the currently claimed subsidy per operator, and the forecast total subsidy expected to support each individual operator. This may be subject to change over the lifespan of the project through a robust change control process managed by Energy Saving Trust and Transport Scotland. There is currently £1.7 million of the total £41.7 million subsidy unallocated to any operator, due to savings made in-year through the change process.
Operator Claimed to date (Vehicles) Claimed to date (Infrastructure) Claimed to date (Total) Expected total subsidy D&E Coaches £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £746,465.00 Ember Core £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £13,373,255.00 Hairy Haggis £104,000.00 £0.00 £104,000.00 £366,949.00 Maynes Coaches £149,500.00 £0.00 £149,500.00 £2,413,538.00 McGills £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £6,563,129.00 NHS £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £400,000.00 Premier Coaches £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £490,406.00 Stagecoach £4,741,916.52 £56,707.58 £4,798,624.10 £15,459,848.00
3. The below table shows the vehicles currently on order, and the total amount of vehicles expected to be ordered on behalf of each operator for the ScotZEB 2 project. This may be subject to change over the lifespan of the project through a robust change control process managed by Energy Saving Trust and Transport Scotland.
Operator Vehicles ordered to date Expected vehicle orders D&E Coaches 0 5 Ember Core 0 100 Hairy Haggis 2 2 Maynes Coaches 4 12 McGills 0 42 NHS 0 10 Premier Coaches 0 4 Stagecoach 44 78 Total: 50 253
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