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Greener construction and farming vehicles set to improve sustainability by reducing emissions from the tailpipe.

• Updated: 27 March 2024

Dedicated chargepoint funding will support people in making the switch from petrol and diesel cars to electric vehicles.

• Updated: 18 March 2024

Plug-in Taxi Grant provides funding of £6,000 per electric taxi vehicle and is extended until April 2025.

• Updated: 21 February 2024

Almost £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund was allocated to County Durham, Tyne and Wear and Northumberland to improve the availability and quality of sustainable zero emission transport options in the region.

• Updated: 19 February 2024

New measures will mean EV owners benefit from easier and more convenient access to chargepoints.

• Updated: 5 February 2024

Green hydrogen refuelling station to be built near Middlesbrough, helping to increase economic growth in the area and decarbonise the transport network.

• Updated: 17 January 2024

80% of new cars and 70% of new vans sold in Great Britain will now be zero emission by 2030, increasing to 100% by 2035.

• Updated: 3 January 2024

The government announces funding for new charging technologies, which mean families could use their electric vehicle batteries to power their homes and save on bills.

• Updated: 20 December 2023

The UK leads the transition to net zero and is on target to install 300,000 public electric vehicle chargepoints by 2030.

• Updated: 13 December 2023

EV chargepoint pilot scheme at motorway service areas to support government’s vision of transition to electric vehicles.

• Updated: 6 December 2023

UK businesses can apply for up to £500,000 to run pioneering trials that tackle local transport challenges.

• Updated: 16 November 2023

Regulations to improve the EV charging experience for millions of drivers.

• Updated: 25 October 2023

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch visits Aston Martin HQ in Warwickshire after announcing £9million in government funding, supporting over 2,500 local jobs in auto tech.

• Updated: 20 October 2023

New funding will create new jobs and provide crucial infrastructure to help the haulage sector decarbonise.

• Updated: 19 October 2023

£89 million of funding has been awarded to 20 cutting edge net zero tech projects, reinforcing the UK as a world leader in zero emissions vehicle technology.

• Updated: 9 October 2023

80% of new cars and 70% of new vans sold in Great Britain set to be zero emission by 2030, increasing to 100% by 2035.

• Updated: 28 September 2023

Hydrogen-fueled airport vehicles and supermarket delivery trucks could provide greener and more efficient journeys.

• Updated: 2 August 2023

The schemes will support more than 4,400 jobs across the UK over the next decade, from Bath to Ballymena.

• Updated: 9 May 2023

Government commitment to develop new green technologies in Scotland will improve connectivity, create jobs and encourage people to walk and cycle.

• Updated: 3 April 2023

Measures announced to increase use of electric vehicles, as well as the production of sustainable aviation fuel in the UK.

• Updated: 30 March 2023