This government is aiming is for almost every car and van to be a zero emission vehicle by 2050, and we pledged in our manifesto to invest £500 million over the next five years to achieve this objective. We will target this funding to support the purchase of ultra low emission cars, vans, taxis, buses, and other vehicles; supporting recharging infrastructure and gas and hydrogen refuelling stations; and substantial support for research and development into supporting technologies.<\/p>
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We are fully committed to tackling the challenges of air pollution. We have committed £2 billion since 2011 to increase the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles and green transport initiatives and to support Local Authorities to take action. This has included investment in cycling schemes and low emission buses. We will publish revised air quality plans for nitrogen dioxide (NO2<\/sub>) by the end of this year. These will set out actions at all levels, including national and local, to achieve compliance with legal limits for NO2<\/sub> in the shortest possible time.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what measures they plan to introduce to encourage higher penetration of environmentally friendly vehicles into the car and lorry market in order to combat the threat to public health of increasing air pollution.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/385139/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Cars, vans and heavy good vehicles emit greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, which contribute to climate change.<\/p> Each year the Government publishes updated energy projections analysing and projecting future greenhouse gas emissions in the UK.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The last set of data was published in September 2014 and projects a reduction in road transport emissions over the period 2015 to 2020 from 108 Mt CO2 to 99 Mt CO2, based on current committed policy.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The UK has some of the most stretching carbon targets in the world which will see a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in 2025 compared to 1990 levels, on a path towards an 80% reduction by 2050.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/174054/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/strong><\/p> 17601 plug-in car grant payments have been made between the start of the scheme and 31 December 2014.<\/p> <\/p> These were for the following models:<\/p> <\/p> Manufacturer<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Model <\/strong><\/p><\/td> No. of claims paid<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nissan<\/p><\/td> Leaf<\/p><\/td> 6398<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mitsubishi<\/p><\/td> Outlander<\/p><\/td> 4354<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Toyota<\/p><\/td> Plug-in Prius<\/p><\/td> 1206<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Vauxhall<\/p><\/td> Ampera<\/p><\/td> 1139<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Renault<\/p><\/td> Zoe<\/p><\/td> 873<\/p><\/td><\/tr> BMW<\/p><\/td> i3 REV<\/p><\/td> 624<\/p><\/td><\/tr> BMW<\/p><\/td> i3 BEV<\/p><\/td> 535<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tesla<\/p><\/td> Model S<\/p><\/td> 515<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Peugeot<\/p><\/td> iOn<\/p><\/td> 343<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mercedes<\/p><\/td> Smart Fortwo<\/p><\/td> 268<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mitsubishi<\/p><\/td> i-Miev<\/p><\/td> 206<\/p><\/td><\/tr> BMW<\/p><\/td> i8<\/p><\/td> 194<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Citroen<\/p><\/td> C-Zero<\/p><\/td> 193<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Porsche<\/p><\/td> Panamera<\/p><\/td> 191<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Volvo<\/p><\/td> v60<\/p><\/td> 177<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Chevrolet<\/p><\/td> Volt<\/p><\/td> 130<\/p><\/td><\/tr> VW<\/p><\/td> e-Up<\/p><\/td> 89<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Renault<\/p><\/td> Fluence<\/p><\/td> 82<\/p><\/td><\/tr> VW<\/p><\/td> e-Golf<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Audi<\/p><\/td> E-tron<\/p><\/td> 37<\/p><\/td><\/tr> MIA<\/p><\/td> Mia<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> The total number of PICG claims to end December 2014 is 22125. The difference between this figure, and the total payments figure above, represents claims currently being processed in the system.<\/p> <\/p> The Department for Transport also publishes registration data per model. The latest annual data is available here:<\/p>