A Labour government would put a huge fleet of publicly owned electric hire cars on the streets of Britain in a radical plan for "collective car transport" to help tackle climate change.



Under proposals unveiled today by shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey, and shared with BuzzFeed News, Labour will commit to spending £300 million on 30,000 “People’s Zipcars” that can be rented in towns, villages, and cities across the country through an app.

The party says its plan will cut carbon emissions, improve air quality, and reduce the number of privately owned cars on the road.

The policy is a direct challenge to privately owned car-sharing companies like Zipcar, which by comparison has about 3,000 vehicles available to rent in the UK.

Labour says it will roll out “community car clubs” run by cooperatives and local authorities, focussing on marginalised and “held back” areas.