UK government 'falling behind' on electric car pledge

MPs warn that the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles is too low to meet national climate change targetsThe government is falling behind on its commitments to switch a proportion of Britain’s car fleet to electric vehicles, an influential committee of MPs said on Thursday.Take-up of electric vehicles has been slower than hoped in the UK, but the technology is essential to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport, and tackling the air pollution produced by the increased number of