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Government powers up £43m fund for e-motorbikes and off-road e-truck R&D

Cecilia Keating

Cecilia Keating

17 June 2022 • 2 min read

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Innovative e-mobility projects snap up public-private funding, as government looks to accelerate the development of emerging EV markets

Ministers have this morning unlocked more than £43m in government and industry funding for research and development into electric motorbikes and electric delivery trucks. Delivered through the government-backed...

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