United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal with each MP receiving a letter in which they were informed whether or not they would be required to repay any expenses they had claimed. Among those who had to repay expenses were Prime Minister Gordon Brown who claimed £12,415 for cleaning and gardening costs and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg who was asked to pay back £910 from a £3,900 claim he made for gardening between 2006 and 2009. Conservative leader David Cameron was asked to provide more information regarding over-claiming in 2006 when he changed his mortgage, he had already repaid £218. Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith apologised
Government incentives for plug-in electric vehicles and conventional internal combustion engine vehicles. Sales of the first mass-production plug-in cars by major carmakers began in late December 2010, with the introduction of the all-electric Nissan Leaf and the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt. Cumulative global sales of highway-legal plug-in electric passenger cars and light utility vehicles achieved the 1 million unit milestone in September 2015, and reached 4 million in September 2018, representing just about 1 out of every 300 vehicles on the world's roads. The Chinese government adopted a plan in 2009 with the goal of turning the country into one of the leaders of all-electric and