Electric vehicle grant shake-up confirmed

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Government reveals support scheme offering £5,000 off the cost of a new car will be replaced by a tiered system based on emissions

The government's popular electric car grant scheme will end this year to be replaced by tiered support system related to vehicle emissions, the government has confirmed. The current version of the grant,...

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