'Full throttle': Inside the SMMT's vision for decarbonising the auto indusrty

Cecilia Keating
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The car industry body has warned millions more EV charging points and a dramatic ramp up in battery production capacity are required to secure the future competitiveness of the UK's auto sector

Seven months after the UK government announced its plans to ban the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars from 2030, the auto industry has this week published its policy wishlist, setting out...

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