Government hits target to electrify a quarter of Whitehall fleet

James Murray
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Government hits target to electrify a quarter of Whitehall fleet

Department for Transport confirms over a quarter of cars in government's central fleet are now ultra-low emission models

The government has today confirmed it met a target to ensure a quarter of its Whitehall car fleet has switched over to ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEZ) by the end of 2022, putting it on track to deliver...

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