Road to Zero or Road to Nowhere? Government revs up green vehicle 'ambition'

James Murray
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Ministers publish long-awaited strategy to drive electric vehicle investment, but green groups accuse government of watering down flagship ban on petrol and diesel cars

The government has today published its long-awaited Road to Zero Strategy, setting out how it plans to slash emissions from road transport and ban the sale of new conventional petrol and diesel cars by...

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