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£43 million for infrastructure and research and development plug-in vehicle funding
Details of government support up to 2020 announced as popularity grows for plug-in vehicles.
Office for Low Emission Vehicles
Part of Department for Transport, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department of Energy & Climate Change
More major car manufacturers join plug-in vehicle campaign
Audi, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen sign up to promote benefits of low-emission cars.
Take-up of plug-in car grant continues to rise
Number of ultra-low emission vehicles breaks 25,000 barrier.
Multi-million pound fund for cities to take driving seat in green car revolution
Cities across the UK can now take advantage of a £35 million fund to promote the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles.
Electric surge as record numbers of drivers switch to plug-in cars
Over a quarter of the UK’s plug-in cars sold in last 3 months.
Latest
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£43 million for infrastructure and research and development plug-in vehicle funding
- published 26 February 2015
- News story
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More major car manufacturers join plug-in vehicle campaign
- published 18 February 2015
- News story
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Plug-in car grant
- updated 13 February 2015
- Guidance
What we do
The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) is a team working across government to support the early market for ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEV). We are providing over £900 million to position the UK at the global forefront of ULEV development, manufacture and use. This will contribute to economic growth and will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution on our roads.
OLEV is part of the Department for Transport, the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and the Department of Energy & Climate Change.
Our policies
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Reducing greenhouse gases and other emissions from transport
The government is taking steps to reduce carbon emissions from all forms of transport in the UK
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Our announcements
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£43 million for infrastructure and research and development plug-in vehicle funding
- 26 February 2015
- News story
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More major car manufacturers join plug-in vehicle campaign
- 18 February 2015
- News story
Our consultations
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Measures to support uptake of ultra low emission vehicles from 2015 to 2020
- 29 April 2014
- Consultation outcome
Our publications
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Plug-in car grant
- 13 February 2015
- Guidance
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Number of newly registered ultra low emissions vehicles
- 12 February 2015
- Transparency data
Contact OLEV
Office for Low Emission Vehicles
Great Minster House
33 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 4DR
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