Government confirms 2030 fossil fuel car sales ban as it touts new £20m EV funding package

Michael Holder
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More than £90m to support floating offshore wind, energy storage, and biomass has also been confirmed following last week's Budget

A £20m research and development (R&D) competition to fund "the most promising electric vehicle (EV) technology innovations", has been announced by the Department for Transport (DfT) as it today confirmed ...

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