The clean air agenda is driving operators to seek ultra-low emission and zero-emission solutions that manufacturers are continuing to develop at a rapid pace, but Euro6 diesel and exhaust retrofits remain the most widely taken up option at this stage
There is a strong chance that Clean Air Day passed you by. It was on 20 June, organised by a charity called Global Action Plan, which has been around since 1993 and is trying to encourage us all to improve the environment by making small changes in the way that we live.
It has helped drive the clean air agenda that has led to the creation of clean air zones (CAZ) and low emission zones (LEZ) across the country, which in turn are pushing the bus industry to reduce or eliminate harmful diesel exhaust emissions in a growing number of UK cities. Buses figured in some of the local events held around the UK on 20 June.
Two days earlier, however, two major cities — Birmingham and Leeds — made a joint announcement that a two-month delay in the government’s provision of a vital vehicle checking tool means that they must postpone, for an indefinite period, the implementation of the CAZs due to start next January,.
According to the two city councils, the government’s…
