Updated: coalition green-lights electric car grant

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Government spending review will not stall £5,000 incentive but available funds chopped from £230m to £43m

The electric car grant has escaped the government’s spending axe. Transport secretary Philip Hammond confirmed today that motorists will still receive up to £5,000 towards the purchase of an ultra-low-carbon...

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