Working through Innovate UK, the Office for Low Emission Vehicles has invested £74m over the last five years in the development of new technologies to significantly reduce carbon emissions from road vehicles. This funding has been at least match-funded by industry, growing the UK automotive sector and accelerating the introduction of ultra low emission technology to the vehicle market.<\/p>
<\/p>
Year<\/p><\/td> | 2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016-17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Spend by OLEV (£m)<\/p><\/td> 10<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 11<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 16<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 12<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 25<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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