Greener bus tool
Helps local transport authorities to assess the value for money of investments in zero emission buses and minibuses.
- From:
- Department for Transport
- Published
- 8 September 2023
- Last updated
- 7 May 2026 — See all updates
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Greener bus tool
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Greener minibus tool
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Quantified risk assessment template
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Details
This page contains:
- the greener bus tool
- the greener minibus tool
- guidance on how to use the tools
- a quantified risk assessment template
The greener bus tool is an Excel spreadsheet-based appraisal toolkit to inform the value for money (VfM) assessment of zero emission bus (ZEB) investments.
The minibus version of the tool informs the VfM assessment of zero emission minibuses.
The guidance:
- sets out how the tool is structured and formatted
- provides a step-by-step guide to using the tool
- explains how to use the resulting outputs
A quantified risk assessment (QRA) estimates the expected value of the total cost of schemes, taking into account the additional costs from potential risks. You should use the quantified risk assessment template to estimate total contingency from these risks.
You should read this guidance alongside guidance on how to apply for ZEBRA 2 zero emission bus funding.
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Published 8 September 2023
Last updated 7 May 2026
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Greener bus tool
3.493.5 MB
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Greener minibus tool
3.49 MB
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Quantified risk assessment template
73.2 KB
This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.
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Details
This page contains:
- the greener bus tool
- the greener minibus tool
- guidance on how to use the tools
- a quantified risk assessment template
The greener bus tool is an Excel spreadsheet-based appraisal toolkit to inform the value for money (VfM) assessment of zero emission bus (ZEB) investments.
The minibus version of the tool informs the VfM assessment of zero emission minibuses.
The guidance:
- sets out how the tool is structured and formatted
- provides a step-by-step guide to using the tool
- explains how to use the resulting outputs
A quantified risk assessment (QRA) estimates the expected value of the total cost of schemes, taking into account the additional costs from potential risks. You should use the quantified risk assessment template to estimate total contingency from these risks.
You should read this guidance alongside guidance on how to apply for ZEBRA 2 zero emission bus funding.
Updates to this page
Published 8 September 2023
Last updated 7 May 2026
href="#full-history">+ show all updates
-
Tools and guidance updated.
-
First published.
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Details
This page contains:
- the greener bus tool
- the greener minibus tool
- guidance on how to use the tools
- a quantified risk assessment template
The greener bus tool is an Excel spreadsheet-based appraisal toolkit to inform the value for money (VfM) assessment of zero emission bus (ZEB) investments.
The minibus version of the tool informs the VfM assessment of zero emission minibuses.
The guidance:
- sets out how the tool is structured and formatted
- provides a step-by-step guide to using the tool
- explains how to use the resulting outputs
A quantified risk assessment (QRA) estimates the expected value of the total cost of schemes, taking into account the additional costs from potential risks. You should use the quantified risk assessment template to estimate total contingency from these risks.
You should read this guidance alongside guidance on how to apply for ZEBRA 2 zero emission bus funding.
Updates to this page
-
Tools and guidance updated.
-
First published.