Large Goods Vehicles: Operating Costs
Commons · Question 11323 · Tabled 18 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Rebecca Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 8838, what estimate her Department has made of the average total cost of ownership of (a) a diesel heavy goods vehicle and (b) an equivalent zero emission heav
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 24 Jun 2026
The total cost of ownership is expected to fall over time as vehicle prices decline and battery energy density improves. As these trends continue, battery electric HGVs are projected to become cheaper to operate than diesel across many duty cycles, streng...