Written questions

Taxis: Electric Vehicles

Commons · Question 29327 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 13 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the plug-in taxi grant on levels of uptake of purpose-built ultra-low emission taxis.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 13 Feb 2025

The Plug-In Taxi Grant (PITG) was introduced in 2017 to support the early market growth of zero emission capable (ZEC) taxis and has supported the purchase of over 10,000 vehicles of this type. The grant is funded until at least the end of the current fin...