Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
Commons · Question 14939 · Tabled 1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 8653 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, what estimate her Department has made of the average purchase price differential between a diesel heavy goods
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 10 Jul 2026
Zero emission heavy goods vehicles are currently more expensive than equivalent diesel models, though this varies across use cases and models. To mitigate this, the government provides financial support through the Zero Emission Truck Grant, which covers ...