'A powerful tool to fight poverty': Government urged to introduce social leasing scheme for EVs

Cecilia Keating
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Social Market Foundation report argues French system of leasing EVs can improve access to transport and drive down emissions

The government is facing calls to launch a social leasing scheme that would subsidise the cost of electric vehicles (EVs) for low-income households. Social leasing for EVs has been pioneered in France,...

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