Miliband refused to discuss electric vehicle policy with carmakers

Miliband refused to discuss electric vehicle policy with carmakers

Ed Miliband refused to meet the UK motor industry’s largest trade body during his two-year stint as energy secretary, despite the government’s controversial targets for electric vehicle sales falling partly under his department’s purview. Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) boss Mike Hawes said his lobby group’s requests to meet the Labour heavyweight and discuss the so-called zero emission vehicle mandate fell on deaf dears, despi…