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Optare adds to contract wins with £3.5 million order from Greater Manchester
Optare has received an order for a total of 13 Versa hybrid buses and 3 Versa electric buses at a total value of £3.5 million from Transport for Greater Manchester.
The order was partially funded by round 4 of the Government’s Green Bus fund.
The vehicles are expected to be delivered in July.
The three Versa electric buses will be the first fully electric low-entry buses to operate in Manchester.
This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .
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