UK roadmap sets out path to zero emission road transport

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In-depth new studies for Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership detail how biofuels and electric vehicles will both prove crucial to slashing automotive emissions

Conventionally fuelled vehicles will be phased out by the middle of the century, as ultra low emission vehicles such as electric cars and fuel cell or natural gas powered trucks dominate Britain's roads....

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