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Additional £2.5m of funding announced, as new Transport Secretary Grant Shapps declares that he wants electric cars to be 'normal rather than the exception'

George Eustice returns to Defra alongside Therese Coffey, as allies of Boris Johnson are rewarded with key posts at Transport and Housing

Meeting of carmakers also told of plan for new houses to have EV charging point

Government signals it is 'prepared to intervene' to simplify EV charging payment, as new consultation aims to ensure every new home comes with domestic charge points

Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald provides details on wide-ranging transport strategy that would put emissions reduction 'at the department's core'

Ministers update code of practice in as bid to help build confidence in expanding autonomous vehicle trials

New funding to deliver 263 ultra-low emission buses, doubling the number in the UK fleet

Five projects to each received £350,000 as Department for Transport seeks to cut diesel emissions across the UK rail network

UK road transport emissions are rising, EV sales are lagging behind leading markets, and the government is busy creating traffic jams

But Sun reports suggest proposal for new 'super-ministry' is under consideration, prompting fears climate change would slip down government priority list