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Major year on year increase in the number of ultra low emissions vehicles registered in the UK.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Six proposals have been shortlisted in the second phase of a competition to design and produce cost effective, innovative noise barriers, the Highways Agency has announced today.
Transport Minister Baroness Kramer announces extension of electric van grant plus £4 million to help refuel gas-powered trucks.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Green move adds electric cars to government car fleet.
Details of government support up to 2020 announced as popularity grows for plug-in vehicles.
Audi, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen sign up to promote benefits of low-emission cars.
Number of ultra-low emission vehicles breaks 25,000 barrier.
Public sector organisations to bid for funding from a £5 million scheme to get ultra-low emission vehicles into their fleets.
Cities across the UK can now take advantage of a £35 million fund to promote the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles.
£25 million advanced biofuels demonstration competition is launched to support the development of a domestic advanced biofuel industry.
Production facilities will convert waste into biofuels.
Baroness Kramer sees government-funded infrastructure for plug-in vehicles.
Over a quarter of the UK’s plug-in cars sold in last 3 months.
Funding allocated to research and development that will reduce emissions from driving.
Explains the history and progress made with electric cars.
Government funding will cut pollution from over 1,000 public sector vehicles.
Extra £900,000 will build on success of local sustainable transport schemes.
Road users will soon see a national first on England’s roads as the Highways Agency pilots a new way to tackle the impact of poor air quality.
Whitehall departments and their agencies to introduce plug-in vehicles.
The government is investing £500 million to support the development of low emission vehicles - creating jobs and cutting damaging emissions.
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