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The number of road miles are increasing year-on-year, although more efficient engines mean greenhouse gas emissions are growing at a slower pace | Credit: Canetti
Road traffic in Great Britain has increased from 255 billion road miles in 1990 to 328 billion in 2018, with ultra low emission vehicles only making up a tiny proportion of the vehicle fleet
British drivers are spending more time on the road, driving up road transport emissions at a rate that is being only partially offset by the growing use of electric vehicles (EVs), new data from the Office...
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