PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Electric Vehicles (20 November 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise manufacturers to produce more affordable electric cars.
Asked by:
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
Through the Office for Low Emission Vehicles and Innovate UK, the Department for Transport is investing over £200m to support UK businesses to build on their strengths in electric vehicle technology and the design, development and manufacture of electric vehicles. The Government is also incentivising the purchase of electric vehicles with a grant of up to £4500 to consumers to offset the cost of this technology.
Answered by:
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
28 November 2017
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