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Ministers publish long-awaited strategy to drive electric vehicle investment, but green groups accuse government of watering down flagship ban on petrol and diesel cars

FT reports high profile ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040 could be re-branded as a 'mission'

Cross-party group of Mayors representing over 20 million people call on government to pull forward ban on sale of petrol and diesel vehicles

Government slammed as Commons statement confirming backing for third runway fails to mention climate change

Department for Transport confirms extension of plug-in grant scheme and announces global EV summit will take place in Birmingham on September 11

Ministers should tell the auto industry it has confidence in their R&D efforts - a ban on new hybrids from 2040 is eminently achievable

Government is said to be considering ensuring 2040 ban on internal combustion engine cars covers plug-in hybrids that travel less than 50 miles on a single charge

New Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme invites local authorities and bus operators to bid for new green bus funding support

The Transport Secretary is betting the farm on hydrogen trains, the problem is he appears to have no plan for delivering them

Switching all of Britain's vans and HGVs to electric alternatives could save businesses £14bn a year in fuel costs, new report from Hitachi suggests