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Emissions targets hampered by consumer preference for less fuel efficient cars

09 August 2006
The Connaught Hybrid sports car was launched with funding from the Government's NVTF (New Vehicle Technology Fund)
The Connaught Hybrid sports car was launched with funding from the Government's NVTF (New Vehicle Technology Fund)

 

The second annual report on the implementation of the Government's 2002 Powering Future Vehicles strategy document, which outlined a plan to achieve a significant shift towards clean, low-carbon road vehicles and fuels in the UK, appears to admit that the Government is not on course to meet the principal targets it set itself two years ago.

The primary target outlined in the original strategy document (which was introduced by Prime Minister Tony Blair in July 2002 as making the UK "the...

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