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<p>The UK Government takes its air quality obligations extremely seriously and is
firmly committed to improving the UK’s air quality and cutting harmful emissions.
In July 2017, we published the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations,
setting out how we will achieve compliance in the shortest possible time. As a result
of this, we are now working closely with 61 English local authorities, and have placed
legal duties on them to tackle their nitrogen dioxide exceedances. This is underpinned
by £495m in funding, including £220m Clean Air Fund to mitigate the impact of the
plans on individuals and businesses. This funding can include, where appropriate,
funding towards incentivising take up of electric vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>To support
the transition to zero emission vehicles, we are investing nearly £1.5bn between
April 2015 and March 2021, with grants available for plug in vehicles, and schemes
to support charge point infrastructure at homes and workplaces and on residential
streets. We have made real progress to date. 200,000 ultra-low emission vehicles are
now registered in the UK, and we now have over 20,000 publicly accessible chargepoints.
More than 2,000 are rapid devices – one of the largest networks in Europe.</p><p>
</p><p>In London, the Plug-in Car Grant (PIGC) paid out £45m in respect of vehicles
registered in London.</p><p> </p>
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