EU bank green lights €750m in extra clean-car loans

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European Investment Bank adds DAF Trucks and Ford to the list of green loan benefactors

The European Investment Bank (EIB) yesterday approved loans to EU automotive companies worth a total of €750m (£495m), under the condition that the fresh funds are used to design and build low-emission...

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