Govt announces new electric car grants of up to £3,750

Transport minister, Lilian Greenwood said the Labour government is 'making it cheaper and easier for people to own an electric vehicle,' to encourage people to buy an electric vehicle. She added: 'We're working with Ofgem to make sure that where people want to install electric vehicle chargers, they can get the electricity supply that they need.' The Department for Transport said a £650m fund was being made available for the Electric Car Grant, which is due to get into gear from Wednesday. #skynews #uknews #politics #transport #labourparty SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales