DFT

Department for Transport confirms extension of plug-in grant scheme and announces global EV summit will take place in Birmingham on September 11

Ministers should tell the auto industry it has confidence in their R&D efforts - a ban on new hybrids from 2040 is eminently achievable

Government is said to be considering ensuring 2040 ban on internal combustion engine cars covers plug-in hybrids that travel less than 50 miles on a single charge

New Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme invites local authorities and bus operators to bid for new green bus funding support

The Transport Secretary is betting the farm on hydrogen trains, the problem is he appears to have no plan for delivering them

Switching all of Britain's vans and HGVs to electric alternatives could save businesses £14bn a year in fuel costs, new report from Hitachi suggests

Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill published, requiring motorway services and large petrol retailers to install EV chargepoints

New £15m funding programme to support projects that promise to tackle harmful emissions from the haulage industry

Such a scheme would likely see drivers of most polluting diesels offered cashback to encourage switch to cleaner cars

Lord Deben writes to Business Secretary Greg Clark to voice fears that government's current business case for Heathrow expansion assumes an increase in emissions