Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
Commons · Question 8642 · Tabled 10 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has modelled the effect of increased axle weights associated with zero-emission heavy goods vehicles on pavement deterioration rates across the strategic and local road network; and what
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 16 Jun 2026
While zero-emission vehicles can be heavier than their petrol or diesel equivalents, the increasing weight of all road vehicles is one of a number of factors affecting the condition of the road network.National Highways is currently undertaking research i...