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Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

Commons · Question 12905 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 29 Jun 2026

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Asked by Sir Ashley Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 8838, what assessment her Department has made of whether the potential cost savings for businesses switching to zero emission heavy goods vehicles are dependen

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Answered by Keir Mather, 29 Jun 2026

Government is reducing the cost of zero emission vehicles and associated infrastructure required to support the transition to zero emission through grants like the Depot Charging Scheme and Zero Emission Truck Grant. This support is expected to bring the ...