Innovate UK: £18m awarded to 'first of a kind' green transport projects

James Murray
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From portable electric vehicle charge points to smart delivery services, agency backs 12 clean transport innovations

A dozen of the UK's most cutting-edge green transport technologies are set to be demonstrated in a commercial environment, after securing a share of £18m of government funding. Innovate UK announced...

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