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UK poised for £24bn boost from electric cars by 2025, industry report claims

Business Green

The shift to electric passenger cars could deliver a £24bn boost to the UK economy over the next five years, but the automotive industry and its supply chains must ramp up capacity 10-fold in order to meet growing demand, a joint government and industry backed report today estimates. Clearly radical action is called for.

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Government promises £2bn active transport blitz, as fears grow over spike in post-lockdown pollution

Business Green

The wide-ranging package promised to introduce a £250m Emergency Active Travel Fun to support the development of pop-up bike lanes, wider pavements, and cycle and bus-only corridors. It also unveiled plans to fast track trials for e-scooters rental schemes, in a bid to make it easier for urban commuters to get to work.

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'We want to make the bus cool': Inside Arrival, the $13bn British electric vehicle start-up

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Arrival is arguably the biggest success story in modern UK automotive industry. It's not just automotive [that can benefit]," he says. "It In less than 18 months, the Oxfordshire-based start-up has gone from an unknown firm shrouded in secrecy to one of the most talked about businesses in the rapidly-growing EV market.

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'We want to make the bus cool': Inside Arrival, the $13bn British electric vehicle start-up

Business Green

Arrival is arguably the biggest success story in modern UK automotive industry. It's not just automotive [that can benefit]," he says. "It In less than 18 months, the Oxfordshire-based start-up has gone from an unknown firm shrouded in secrecy to one of the most talked about businesses in the rapidly-growing EV market.