Work on the final phase of the scheme is due to begin after Mr Fenton has displayed at Chelsea later this month.
Paul Geary, senior representative at the plant for the Unite union, said the infrastructure for electric vehicles did not exist, and he urged the government to help save the plant."It's not unique to Luton," he said. "Luton's just the first card in the pack.
"If the infrastructure's not there we'll see the likes of Toyata, Nissan and Jaguar Land Rover falling by the wayside."The government have to step up... We need to all work together, and closing plants ain't the way."Sarah Owen, Labour MP for Luton North,
to close the factory during Prime Minister's Questions on 11 December.Stellantis, which also owns Citroen, Peugeot and Fiat, previously said rules imposed to speed up the transition to electric vehicles in the UK had partly driven its decision.
Labour's manifesto set a target of 2030 to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars.
Manufacturers are currently required to sell a certain percentage of electric vehicles ahead of the that ban, with quotas increasing each year.Locals had prompted an investigation into the practicality of the current 30mph speed limit on Broad Street, High Street and Twyning Street in Bromyard, and whether it was better to introduce a lower speed limit.
There were no objections from the fire and ambulance services, the Road Haulage Association, the Freight Transport Association, or the "locality steward" at the council's public realm contractor, Balfour Beatty.Herefordshire Council rejected the idea during a consultation last year but only published it this month.
Ward councillor for Bromyard West, Clare Davies, backed the idea. However, councillor Peter Stoddart, of neighbouring Bromyard Bringsty, opposed it.Both he and the town council questioned what would be achieved by introducing a 20mph speed limit "given that the speeds were already very low", Herefordshire Council's decision document explained.