For a clean road transport future, collaboration must go global now

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The electric vehicle transition is gaining pace, but business leaders must drive a faster, fairer global shift, writes Climate Group's Dominic Phinn

It's hard to believe we have tolerated the internal combustion engine in our cars, vans, trucks for well over 100 years – an outdated technology that pollutes our air and heats our planet. Yet, we live...

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