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  • Ford boss: UK incentives needed to boost uptake of EVs for net zero

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    The automotive industry “urgently” needs government-backed incentives to improve customer uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) or the UK faces missing its net zero targets, the boss of Ford UK has said. Speaking the morning after the government announced a consultation into its EVs sales targets for automakers, Lisa Brankin said the move was welcome but [...]

    Ford's subsidiary FCE Bank has set aside £61m for motor finance payouts. Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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