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Vans: Electric Vehicles

Commons · Question 14429 · Tabled 30 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 7 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assumptions her Department has made about the average daily mileage of light commercial vans when assessing the charging infrastructure required to support the transition to zero emission vans.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 7 Jul 2026

Modelled estimates of the charging infrastructure required to support the transition to zero emission vans were included in the 2022 Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy. An annual vans mileage assumption range of 11,500 to 14,000 was included within ...