{"id":32052,"date":"2019-02-08T14:07:33","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T14:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=32052"},"modified":"2019-02-08T14:07:33","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T14:07:33","slug":"cardiff-to-get-36-electric-buses-in-air-quality-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/08\/cardiff-to-get-36-electric-buses-in-air-quality-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff to get 36 electric buses in air quality drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_32059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32059\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32059\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-electric-buses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-electric-buses.jpg 660w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-electric-buses-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-electric-buses-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-electric-buses-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32059\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-electric-buses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-electric-buses.jpg 660w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-electric-buses-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-electric-buses-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-electric-buses-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/noscript> Source: Cardiff Council<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nA FLEET of 36 electric buses are set to go into service in Cardiff, after the city secured a \u00a35.7m investment from the UK Government.<br \/>\nThe money was approved yesterday following a joint bid by Cardiff Council and Cardiff Bus.<br \/>\nThe investment is part of a \u00a348m Department for Transport fund for cleaner transport across England and Wales.<br \/>\nCaro Wild, Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Transport, said: \u201cThis announcement is good news for Cardiff and for Cardiff Bus and will help us deliver on our clean air ambitions for the city.<br \/>\n\u201cCardiff Council has been working on its clean air strategy and we piloted a successful electric bus trial last year with Welsh Government.\u201d<br \/>\nThis clean air drive comes after Cardiff Council was given a directive by the Welsh Government to improve air quality last year.<br \/>\nCongestion charging for cars driving into the city had been considered, but was abandoned following strong opposition.<br \/>\nCoun Wild continued: \u201cPeople are excited about electric buses, they can see the health benefits. When we launched our Clean Air and Transport Green Paper last year the second most-popular idea we consulted on was bringing electric buses into the city.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32061\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32061\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/other-buses-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32061\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/other-buses-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><\/noscript> Buses are seen as key to the council&#8217;s environmental strategy<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nDavid Evans, 78, from South Penylan, said: \u201cAnything that reduces exhaust pollution in town is a good thing. I expect it will also reduce CO2 emissions.\u201d<br \/>\nNot all residents agree; many think the priority should be to create more bus routes.<br \/>\nChrissie Morris, from Pontcanna, said: \u201cI don\u2019t think electric vehicles are a real solution to climate change but they\u2019re a great thing to use in places where air pollution is a concern.<br \/>\n\u201cReally though, electric or not, we need more buses running more routes at lower costs.\u201d<br \/>\nMichelle Jackson, 45, from South Penylan, said: \u201cThe air pollution around Penylan is awful. I\u2019d much prefer to take my son to school via public transport but the time involved in changing buses is prohibitive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A FLEET of 36 electric buses are set to go into service in Cardiff, after the city secured a \u00a35.7m investment from the UK Government. The money was approved yesterday following a joint bid by Cardiff Council and Cardiff Bus. 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