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Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Commons · Question 10009 · Tabled 18 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Steve Yemm

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help lower the cost of electric vehicle charging.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 28 Oct 2024

Electric vehicle owners who have access to private charging facilities can fuel their vehicles for much less than it costs to fuel a combustion engine car. Further savings can be made if owners use smart charging, so that their electric vehicle batteries ...