Plans for boosting the number of electric vehicles in the UK are not working as intended, the Business Secretary has said on the day Vauxhall’s owner announced it would close its factory in Luton.
Jonathan Reynolds told car manufacturers on Tuesday night he was “profoundly concerned” about how policies meant to phase out new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 were operating, and would consult on “a better way forward” while still keeping the target.
