The government is determined to work with the car industry to increase take-up, boost jobs and hit emissions targets
• Cheaper loans on table to drive UK motorists to electric, plus cuts in EV fines for firms
The push to electric vehicles is not about a culture war. It is a simple choice. Do we set UK industry up to take advantage of the changes that are coming? Or do we sit it out, allowing our competitors to lap us while we decide whether to change our tyres or not?
The previous government, including the current leader of the opposition, might have been content to play politics with people’s jobs by delaying the deadline for ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. But this government is not.
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