(22 Nov 2014, 9:38 pm)Andreos1 wrote On one hand, you have a green decker, which cost the company an alleged circa £100k (after discounts). It was fitted out with extras, boasts fuel saving measures which is supposed to lower costs (and help the environment) and receives government funding/handouts/subsidies of various types.
It has a PVR of 12/13 and cost the greater of the two, to set up initially.
With reference to some of your figures...
Go North East was awarded with a grant of £1,119,235 towards the cost of 15 Volvo B5LH/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 vehicles, which works out at approximately £75,000 per vehicle. In total, these vehicles cost approximately £4,120,000. Go North East contributed £200,000 per bus (as they would have done with a normal Vovo B9TL).