Plug-in grant for cars ends

Government’s focus moves to improving electric vehicle charging

The government has announced that grants to support the purchase of plug-in cars will end for new orders from today. The government says the focus of support funding will now move to other vehicle types and to expanding the UK's charging infrastructure.

The government claims the Electric Vehicle Plug-In Car Grant (PICG) scheme has helped create a mature market for ultra-low emission vehicles, helping to increase the sales of fully electric cars from less than 1,000 in 2011 to almost 100,000 in...

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