Transport decarbonisation: How can the UK avoid being 'left behind' in the race for zero emission vehicles?

Cecilia Keating
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32 leading UK businesses have their say on how the government can ramp up supply and demand of zero emission vehicles ahead of the 2030 ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles

In a parliamentary debate yesterday, Transport Minister Rachel Maclean insisted the long-awaited Transport Decarbonisation Plan would be published "very soon", noting that a draft of the long-awaited strategy...

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