Written questions

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

2026-05-28 · Treasury · 4270 · Official question

Mr Richard Holden

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of Electric Vehicle Excise Duty on consumer uptake of electric vehicles; and what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that t

Answer

The Government remains firmly committed to the Electric Vehicle (EV) transition, and has carefully considered the potential impact of electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) on consumer uptake of electric vehicles. eVED has been designed to ensure electric ve...