Ministers diverted £136m from electric car fund to Sizewell C nuclear project despite infrastructure concerns
Ministers diverted £136m from electric car fund to Sizewell C nuclear project despite infrastructure concerns
i's revelation comes as Rishi Sunak faces criticism for watering down some of the Government's green policies
The Government diverted £136m away from its electric vehicle (EV) supply chain fund to the UK’s main nuclear reactor project Sizewell C, i can reveal.
The Automotive Transformation Fund, a Government initiative designed to make it easier for car manufacturers to build and develop electric vehicles in the UK, spent just 5 per cent of its initially allocated funding in the year to March 2023, according to Government documents seen by i.
Given an initial budget of £191m, just £7m was spent and 76 per cent of the funding arrangement was transferred to the Sizewell C project, the construction of the UK’s first new nuclear power station in more than 30 years.