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<p>BEIS Ministers regularly engage with their counterparts in other departments on
clean growth matters including ultra low and zero emission vehicle policy. We set
out in our Road to Zero strategy published last year our mission to put the UK at
the forefront of the design and manufacturing of zero emission vehicles and for all
new cars and vans to be effectively zero emission by 2040.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s
has also committed £1 billion with industry to 2023 through the Advanced Propulsion
Centre (APC), to research, develop and commercialise the next generation of low carbon
technologies and £274 million committed by Government to the Faraday Battery Challenge
to support the design, development and manufacture of electric batteries.</p><p> </p><p>Our
Future of Mobility 2040 mission is ambitious but achievable and we believe it is a
key part of the answer to our long term transport air quality and greenhouse gas issues.
It puts us at the forefront of the global transition to zero emission vehicles. We
have consulted extensively with stakeholders across numerous sectors including environmental
groups, the automotive industry and other experts, and believe we have identified
the right balance between our environmental ambitions and deliverability, giving consumers
and industry time to transition.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting
the transition to zero emission vehicles, which can cut carbon, reduce air pollution
and help us grow the economy as part of our Industrial Strategy.</p>
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