Highlights Grant was always temporary: government Supporting purchase of other road vehicles EV running-cost savings often exceed grant: minister The UK government has decided to close the plug-in vehicles grant scheme for new cars to refocus the GBP300 million ($362.3 million) in funding on expanding the public electric vehicle charging network, it said June 14. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now It said it was closing the grant after “successfully kickstarting the UK’s electric car revolution and supporting the sale of nearly half a million electric cars.” The funding would rather go toward the “main barriers to the EV transition,” including public charging and supporting the purchase of other road vehicles that require further development to switch to electric, it said. “The scheme has succeeded in creating a mature market for ultra-low emission vehicles, helping to increase the sales of fully […]