Lloyds Banking Group acquires EV leasing company Tusker in £300m deal

Cecilia Keating
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Bank beefs up vehicle leasing interests with major new clean tech investment

Lloyds Banking Group has acquired electric vehicle (EV) leasing company Tusker for £300m in a move designed to support its strategy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The acquisition, announced...

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