Road to Zero: Through its caution, government is prolonging market uncertainty

Madeleine Cuff
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Exemption for hybrids under 2040 ban, no detail on post-2020 incentives and 'progress review' slated for 2025 all mean less certainty for business

Having waited many months for sight of the Road to Zero transport strategy, many in the transport and environment worlds were hoping the 147-page document would provide a definitive routemap for the UK's...

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