BEIS minister indicates EV focus in UK industrial strategy

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Minister was speaking at the launch of a new partnership between Ford and TfL, which will see firms across the capital trial plug-in hybrid vans for cleaner deliveries

Minister for Climate Change and Industry Nick Hurd has given a strong indication that low emission transport and electric vehicles will form a significant part of the government's forthcoming UK industrial...

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